The impact of ecotourism on livelihood and natural resource management in Eselenkei, Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorOgutu, Z. A.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialAmboseli Biosphere Reserveen
dc.coverage.spatialKenyaen
dc.coverage.temporal1999 - 2001en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:09:24Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:09:24Zen
dc.date.issued2002en
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents the impact of ecotourism livelihood and natural resource management in the periphery of Amboseli Biosphere Reserve in Kenya. Ecotourism initiatives that have been introduced by Porini Ecotourism, a private investor, are benefiting Eselenkei Group Ranch in terms of income, improved infrastructure, employment opportunities and exposure. Over US$5000 is received annually as land rent, gate fee and bed charges. Twenty-six Maasai men are employed for the upkeep of project facilities. The community's capacity to facilitate resource-related conflicts has improved following support from development institutions. An expanding livelihood base is reducing local vulnerability to disaster and people-wildlife conflicts. The numbers of resident wildlife species in the conservation area have increased due to regeneration of woody species and reduced frequency of livestock.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier661en
dc.identifier.citationLand Degradation and Development 13(3): 251-256en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.502en
dc.identifier.issn1085-3278en
dc.identifier.issn1099-145Xen
dc.identifier.other661_CR_00009.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65667en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherNew York, NY: John Willey & Sons Ltd.en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2002 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.en
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectEcosystem managementen
dc.subjectHumid zonesen
dc.subjectSustainabilityen
dc.subjectSustainable developmenten
dc.subjectEnterprise typesen
dc.subjectEnvironmental impactsen
dc.subjectLivelihoodsen
dc.subjectEcotourismen
dc.subjectNatural resource-based enterpriseen
dc.subjectConservationen
dc.subjectParksen
dc.subjectHabitat destructionen
dc.subjectNatural resource managementen
dc.subjectLocal governanceen
dc.subjectAmboseli ecosystemen
dc.subjectKenyaen
dc.subjectMaasaien
dc.subjectEcosystem Governanceen
dc.titleThe impact of ecotourism on livelihood and natural resource management in Eselenkei, Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenyaen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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