Protected areas in tropical countries are managed under different governance regimes, the
relative effectiveness of which in avoiding deforestation has been the subject of recent …

Abstract In East Africa, financially strained governments increasingly experiment with
voluntary, market-based carbon offset schemes for enhancing the public management of …

Abstract Models under a set of scenarios are used to simulate and improve our
understanding of land use/land cover (LULC) changes, which is central for sustainable …

Although develo** countries have established scores of new protected areas over the
past three decades, they often amount to little more than “paper parks” that are chronically …

Terrestrial carbon stock estimates information has significant importance in planning
decisions for global warming and climate change mitigation. This study aimed to estimate …

Analyzing the dominant forms and extent of land cover changes in the Mount Elgon region is
important for tracking conservation efforts and sustainable land management. Mount Elgon's …

Mount Kenya is of ecological importance in tropical east Africa due to the dramatic gradient
in vegetation types that can be observed from low to high elevation zones. However, species …

Collaborative resource management agreements (CRMAs) have been introduced to
improve people–park relations and enhance rural livelihoods. Based on household surveys …

There have been drastic changes in land-use patterns in the Marsabit Forest Reserve (MFR)
as a consequence of anthropogenic processes for livelihood improvement over time. The …

Crafting local institutions to allow more effective decision-making in the management of and
access to natural resources in and beyond parks has long been considered key to …