Landuse Planning Workshop Report, Mpala
Landscape-scale Conservation Planning Of The Ewaso Nyiro: A Model For Land Use Planning In Kenya? (2006)
The unique wildlife of the Ewaso Nyiro and valuable services that the ecosystem provides for humans (e.g., clean water and productive grasslands) cannot be conserved by working solely on traditional conservation strongholds such as the national reserves and private ranches of central Laikipia.
Journal
Landuse Planning Workshop Report
Author(s)
Didier, K.A., Cotterill, A., Douglas-Hamilton I., Frank, L., Georgiadis, N.J., Graham, M., Ihwagi, F., King, J., Malleret-King, D., Rubenstein, D., Wilkie, D., Woodroffe, R.
Summary
The unique wildlife of the Ewaso Nyiro and valuable services that the?ecosystem provides for humans (e.g., clean water and productive grasslands) cannot be?conserved by working solely on traditional conservation strongholds such as the national?reserves and private ranches of central Laikipia. To reach objectives for conserving wildlife,?stakeholders must work to preserve wildlife habitat and corridors in the surrounding?human-dominated landscape—a daunting task considering the complexity of working?at large spatial scales (e.g., many landowners, competing land uses) and limited conservation?resources available. Systematic, landscape-scale conservation planning helps?stakeholders set meaningful and transparent objectives, identify where to work to meet?those objectives, and prioritize areas for immediate investment.