Community perceptions on spatio-temporal land use changes in the Amboseli ecosystem, southern Kenya

Kimiti, Kennedy Sakimba; Wasonga, Oliver Vivian; Western, David; Mbau, J. S.

doi:10.1186/s13570-016-0070-0

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“…These results were similar to that of Kimiti et al (2016), who reported significant changes (p < 0.001) in the range resources. The changes included a significant reduction in pasture (χ2 = 75.89, df = 3, p <0.001) and livestock's routes (χ2 = 66.77, df = 3, p <0.001) while croplands increased significantly (χ2 = 124.55, df = 3 p <0.001).…”

Section: Journal Of Agricultural Studiessupporting

confidence: 88%

“…Similarly Kimiti et al (2016) indicated from respondents perceptions, that the main changes in pastoral resources over the last 40 years was the reduction of grazing lands due to the expansion of croplands and settlements. Moreover, respondents believe that land use and cover changes is seriously ISSN 2166-0379 2018 affecting the availability and access to key pastoral resources ( Figure 6).…”

Section: Impacts Of Land Use and Cover Changes On Availability And Acmentioning

confidence: 91%

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Impacts of Land Use and Cover Changes on Transhumant Pastoralism in Sudanian Zones of Burkina Faso, West Africa

Sanou¹,

Zampaligré²,

Tsado³

et al. 2018

JAS

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This research aimed to investigate how the rapid land use and cover changes is affecting pastoral resources and practices within Kompienga province in Sudanian zone of Burkina Faso. To achieve this aim, Landsat images data of years 1989, 2001, 2013 and 2015 were retrieved and analysed. Images were acquired following the path 193 and row 52, from Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper (TM), Landsat-7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) and . Images processing were done using 350 training sample for both; the purpose of supervised classification and accuracy assessment. Random Forest Algorithm (RFA) procedures in R-Software (version 3.3.2) were used for images classification. Furthermore, survey data were collected through group discussions and individual interviews with a 271 head of household respondents (pastoralists and agro-pastoralists) to investigate respondents' perceptions on land uses and covers changes and its impacts on their pastoral and agro pastoral resources and animal husbandry practices. Results showed that Land use dynamics was characterized by an increase in croplands at an average rate of 46.7 % per year, between 1989 and 2015. On the contrary a decline of pasture lands was observed since 2001 at an average rate of 6.0 % per year. Similar trends in land uses changes were observed by interviewed respondents who depicted an increase in cropping lands (98.5 % of respondents) to the detriment of pasture lands (97.8 % of respondents). To overcome these land use/land cover changes and it subsequent consequences, respondent pastoralists and agro pastoralists have developed local adaptations strategies. ISSN 2166-0379 2018 http://jas.macrothink.org 91 Thus, some measures are still needed at government level to sustain local pastoralist and agro-pastoralist efforts and strengthen their adaptive capacity. Journal of Agricultural Studies

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Section: Journal Of Agricultural Studiessupporting

confidence: 88%

Section: Impacts Of Land Use and Cover Changes On Availability And Acmentioning

confidence: 91%

Impacts of Land Use and Cover Changes on Transhumant Pastoralism in Sudanian Zones of Burkina Faso, West Africa

Sanou¹,

Zampaligré²,

Tsado³

et al. 2018

JAS

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“…This interrogation is raised because of the increased challenges to which mobile herding is gradually confronted in West Africa. Among challenges there are the reduction of grazing land size [12]- [20], the obstruction of livestock routes [21], the reduction of watering points, the qualitative and quantitative decline in forage biomass [21] [22] [23] [24] and the recrudescence of conflicts between land users. These challenges affect livestock production and reproduction performance and finally the livelihoods of pastoral communities.…”

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confidence: 99%

Climate Variability Adaptation Strategies: Challenges to Livestock Mobility in South-Eastern Burkina Faso

Sanou¹,

Tsado²,

Kiema³

et al. 2018

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This research work aims to study the perceptions of pastoralists and agropastoralists on climate change impacts on mobile herding and the effectiveness of herders' adaptive strategies within Kompienga Province, south-eastern region of Burkina Faso. In order to achieve this aim, survey data were retrieved from 271 respondents and analysed. From respondents' perceptions, climate change is real and is negatively affecting forage availability (in quality and quantity); livestock production and reproduction performances; herders' practices, their livelihoods and the cohabitation of herding and crop farming. To overcome the increasing constraints the pastoral herding is facing, sound and urgent actions need to be undertaken by Burkina Faso government. These actions include: 1) providing the grazing reserves with necessary facilities such as perennial reservoirs; 2) conducting research to improve breeds that would adapt to current climatic conditions; 3) encouraging and supporting gradual shift of herders from mobile herding to the sedentary breeding; 4) supporting and organizing forage production by farmers. At short term an effective cross-border framework could be created to seek for sound solutions to secure the mobility of herds within ECOWAS territory.

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“…Pastoralists are aware of the changes occurring in the rangelands, and the role of sedentarisation in reducing available grazing, and in causing land degradation (Kimiti et al 2016). Privatisation has meant that decisions over land use and access to grazing are increasingly made by individuals.…”

Section: South Rift Valley (Kenya)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Newly evolving pastoral and post-pastoral rangelands of Eastern Africa

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Over the past two decades, the rangelands of Eastern Africa have experienced sweeping changes associated with growing human populations, shifting land use, expanding livestock marketing and trade, and greater investment by domestic and global capital. These trends have coincided with several large shocks that were turning points for how rangeland inhabitants make a living. As livelihoods in the region’s rangelands transform in seemingly paradoxical directions, away from customary pastoralist production systems, greater insight is required of how these transformations might affect poverty and vulnerability. This article reviews the state of what is known regarding directions of livelihood change in the rangelands of Eastern Africa, drawing on case studies of structural change in five settings in the region. It considers the implications of long-term change, as well as the emergence of very different livelihood mixes in pastoral rangelands, for efforts to reduce poverty and vulnerability in these places.

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Community perceptions on spatio-temporal land use changes in the Amboseli ecosystem, southern Kenya

Cited by 9 publications

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Impacts of Land Use and Cover Changes on Transhumant Pastoralism in Sudanian Zones of Burkina Faso, West Africa

Impacts of Land Use and Cover Changes on Transhumant Pastoralism in Sudanian Zones of Burkina Faso, West Africa

Climate Variability Adaptation Strategies: Challenges to Livestock Mobility in South-Eastern Burkina Faso

Newly evolving pastoral and post-pastoral rangelands of Eastern Africa

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