Browsing Journal Articles by Subject "Samburu"
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Community based conservation and ecotourism as an environmental management practice for climate change adaptation in Ewaso Nyiro arid land ecosystem, Samburu County Kenya
(Department of Public Health Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi,College of Agriculture and Veterinary SciencesDepartment of Sociology and Social work, University of Nairobi, 2013)Communities inhabiting the fragile Arid and Semi-Arid (ASALs) ecosystems of Northern Kenya are strongly impacted by climate variability and change. Their pastoral livelihoods are threatened. Community based approach ... -
Conservation or Degradation: Application of remote sensing and GIS to determine effects of Community Wildlife Sanctuaries on land cover in pastoral areas.
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology,, 2012)A study was carried out to determine the effect of Community Wildlife Sanctuaries (CWS) on land cover in pastoral group ranches in Koija, Tiemamut and Kijabe in Laikipia North District and Girgir in Samburu East District. ... -
Impact of climate change and gender roles in community adaptation: A case study of pastoralists in Samburu East District, Kenya
(Department of Rural Sociology and Community DevelopmentDepartment of Public Health Pharmacology, and Toxicology, 2012)Climate change continues to be of great concern both nationally and internationally, especially with regards to resource allocation and utilization for adaptation and mitigation. It is also clear that climate change is ... -
The impact of elephants, Loxodonta africana, on woody vegetation through selective debarking in Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of land resource management and agricultural technology,, 2010)The impact of elephants on the woody plant community through debarking was investigated in Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves, Kenya. Acacia elatior Brenan, the most abundant tree species in the riverine zone, ... -
Samburu and Turkana Healers. 2004. Efficacy of Myrsine africana, Albizia anthelmintica and Hilderbrantia sepalosa herbal remedies against mixed …
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, 2004)