Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
DOI | 10.1002/ldr.2420 |
Benefits Derived from Rehabilitating a Degraded Semi-Arid Rangeland in Private Enclosures in West Pokot County, Kenya | |
Wairore, John N.1,2; Mureithi, Stephen M.1,2; Wasonga, Oliver V.1; Nyberg, Gert2,3 | |
通讯作者 | Wairore, John N. |
来源期刊 | LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
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ISSN | 1085-3278 |
EISSN | 1099-145X |
出版年 | 2016 |
卷号 | 27期号:3页码:532-541 |
英文摘要 | Rehabilitating degraded rangelands using enclosures offers various benefits to agro-pastoral households. However, enclosure benefits cannot be generalized as there are variations across dryland ecosystems and societies. This study assessed the qualitative and quantitative benefits derived from rehabilitating degraded rangelands using private enclosures in Chepareria, West Pokot County, Kenya. Dry-season grazing reserves, healthier livestock, improved livestock productivity, easier livestock management, food security, reduced animal losses, ecosystem services, land ownership, independence and improved standard of living were the main qualitative benefits from private enclosures identified. Quantitative benefits were manifested through various enclosure enterprise combinations, sale of enclosure marketable products and adoption of alternative income generating activities. They included the sale of livestock and livestock products, maize, wood cutting, grass cuttings, contractual grazing, grass seeds, poultry products, fruits and honey, amongst others. Livestock production directly accounts for 424% of the total enclosure income and is the main source of livelihood in Chepareria. There was a significant trend of increasing total enclosure income with enclosure acreage (p005) while enclosure age was insignificant. Enclosures cushion households against climatic shocks such as drought by providing additional flexibility in land, fodder, livestock management and the uptake of various income generating activities. We conclude that enclosures have the potential of contributing to resilience as attested from the benefits reported in this study. However, private enclosure tradeoffs such income differentiation, reduced communal land and conflict have implications on how the ecological and socio-economic aspects may be impacted as the establishment of private enclosures in Chepareria continues. Copyright (c) 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
英文关键词 | ecosystem services Kenya land degradation livelihoods rangeland rehabilitation |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Kenya ; Sweden |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000373949600007 |
WOS关键词 | TIGRAY HIGHLANDS ; EXCLOSURES ; PERCEPTIONS ; MANAGEMENT ; GRASSLAND |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Soil Science |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Agriculture |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/194936 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Nairobi, Dept Land Resources Management & Agr Technol, POB 29053, Nairobi 00625, Kenya; 2.Triple L Res Initiat, Uppsala, Sweden; 3.Swedish Univ Agr Sci SLU, Dept Forest Ecol & Management, S-90183 Umea, Sweden |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Wairore, John N.,Mureithi, Stephen M.,Wasonga, Oliver V.,et al. Benefits Derived from Rehabilitating a Degraded Semi-Arid Rangeland in Private Enclosures in West Pokot County, Kenya[J],2016,27(3):532-541. |
APA | Wairore, John N.,Mureithi, Stephen M.,Wasonga, Oliver V.,&Nyberg, Gert.(2016).Benefits Derived from Rehabilitating a Degraded Semi-Arid Rangeland in Private Enclosures in West Pokot County, Kenya.LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT,27(3),532-541. |
MLA | Wairore, John N.,et al."Benefits Derived from Rehabilitating a Degraded Semi-Arid Rangeland in Private Enclosures in West Pokot County, Kenya".LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT 27.3(2016):532-541. |
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