Challenges of conservation of dryland shallow waters, Ewaso Narok swamp, Laikipia District, Kenya

dc.contributor.authorThenya, T.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialEwaso Narok Swampen
dc.coverage.spatialEng'are Narok riveren
dc.coverage.spatialLaikipia Districten
dc.coverage.spatialKenyaen
dc.coverage.temporal1996 - 1997en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:09:25Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:09:25Zen
dc.date.issued2001en
dc.description.abstractEwaso Narok Swamp, formed along the Eng'are Narok river, is located in the semi-arid part of the Laikipia District, Kenya. The area, of bushy grassland, is characterised by low rainfall (less than 750 mm annually) and episodic rivers. Before the 1970s, the dominant land use was large scale ranching and nomadic pastoralism. Since 1970, this has slowly been transformed into high density small-scale farming. There has been a strong trend towards settlement along riverine and wetland areas due to their suitability for farming and easy availability of water for cultivation. Ewaso Narok swamp has a rich species diversity of over 170 bird species, resident and migrant, over 100 plant species and it also provides an important dryland refuge for both domestic and wild animals. The swamp also provides socio-economic products such as plant matter for building. The result of its land use transformation has been ecosystem alteration, habitat modification and destruction both for wetland and rangeland species. This change has also been accompanied by escalating human-wildlife conflict. However, although this process is self-destructive, the lack of economic returns from wildlife to some extent justify the land use transformation since the communities settling here have to satisfy the basic requirements of food and shelter. This poses the challenge of the developing appropriate ways to conserve the dryland wetlands whilst attaining maximum returns for the local community.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier666en
dc.identifier.citationHydrobiologia 458: 107-119en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013196500456en
dc.identifier.issn0018-8158en
dc.identifier.issn1573-5117en
dc.identifier.other666_Challenges_of_conservation_of_dryland_sha.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65671en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherBerlin, Germany: Springer Science+Business Media B.V.en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2001 by Springer. Part of Springer Science+Business Mediaen
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dc.subjectEcosystem managementen
dc.subjectHumid zonesen
dc.subjectSustainable developmenten
dc.subjectEcosystemen
dc.subjectBiodiversityen
dc.subjectEnvironmental impactsen
dc.subjectLivelihoodsen
dc.subjectAgricultureen
dc.subjectArid zonesen
dc.subjectLand use managementen
dc.subjectConservationen
dc.subjectLivestock managementen
dc.subjectSustainabilityen
dc.subjectNatural resource managementen
dc.subjectHabitat destructionen
dc.subjectNature conservationen
dc.subjectArid environmentsen
dc.subjectMan-induced effectsen
dc.subjectAquatic birdsen
dc.subjectEnvironment managementen
dc.subjectSwampsen
dc.subjectVegetation coveren
dc.subjectKenyaen
dc.subjectEwaso narok swampen
dc.subjectArid landsen
dc.subjectHuman populationen
dc.subjectEnvironmental policyen
dc.subjectAquatic plantsen
dc.subjectWater resource managementen
dc.subjectShallow wateren
dc.subjectWaterbirdsen
dc.subjectAvesen
dc.subjectPlantaeen
dc.subjectDryland wetlandsen
dc.subjectBirdsen
dc.subjectEcosystem Governanceen
dc.titleChallenges of conservation of dryland shallow waters, Ewaso Narok swamp, Laikipia District, Kenyaen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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