EU Ford FoundationAfrican Conservation Centre (ACC)Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS)Magadi Soda CO ltdEU Bio-diversity Conservation Programme (BCP)Art of VenturesMAA Oleng ltd.Shompole Community Trust2016-04-192016-04-192007-06-292384_SHOMPOLE_ECOTOURISM_DEVELOPMENT_PROJECT_.dochttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/66876The Shompole ranch, located Kenya, is comprised of 1,500 registered members who are mainly Maasai pastoralists. The ranch is 62,700 hectares in size and has been established as a conservation areas in a very ecologically diverse region. The project is an ecotourism venture between a private investor and the local community that has allowed the community to have a source of income. In addition to direct income from the lodge and conservation fees, there have been many spin off enterprises such as bead work for women.application/msworden-USIn CopyrightWildlifeBiodiversityWildlife managementWomenPayments for environmental servicesGrazingEcotourismNatural resource-based enterpriseConservationBiodiversity conservationConservation feesEcotourismMaasaiReport