Impacts of reforestation policy and agro-forestry technology on the environment and food security in the Upper Tana river basin of Kenya

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2004
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This presentation is on a study to explore the hydrologic impacts on the Masinga reservoir in response to land use interventions in the Upper Tana River catchment with a focus on varying levels of reforestation.

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Deforestation, Sedimentation, Soil erosion, Environmental impacts, Land use management, Environmental services, Water, Soil, Modeling, Reforestation, Economic impacts, Tana River Catchment, Aberdares, Mt. kenya, Illegal logging, Water supply, Hydrological model swat, Crop yields, Digital elevation model (dem), kenya soil and terrain database (kensoter), Land cover, Crop management, Rainfall, Runoff, Watershed
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Presented at SANREM CRSP Accomplishments and Lessons Learned Workshop, Washington, D.C., 16 June 2004