Bridging the conservation and development trade‐off? A working landscape critique of a conservancy in the Maasai Mara
The recent call to halt biodiversity loss by protecting half the planet has been hotly contested because of the extent to which people might be excluded from these landscapes. It is clear that incorporating landscapes that implicitly work for indigenous people is vital to achieving any sustainable t...
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| author | Tyrrell, P Evans, L Brehony, P Wood, P Karimi, R ole Kaelo, D Hunter, F Muiyuro, R Kang'ethe, E Perry, B |
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| description | The recent call to halt biodiversity loss by protecting half the planet has been hotly contested because of the extent to which people might be excluded from these landscapes. It is clear that incorporating landscapes that implicitly work for indigenous people is vital to achieving any sustainable targets. We examine an attempt to balance the trade‐offs between conservation and development in Enonkishu Conservancy in the Maasai Mara, using a working landscape approach. Mobile livestock production strategies are theoretically consistent with wildlife‐based activities and can present a win‐win solution for both conservation and development. We explore the success and failings of Enonkishu's evolving attempts to achieve this: addressing the criticism of the conservation sector that it fails to learn from its mistakes. We found that Enonkishu has had considerable positive conservation outcomes, preventing the continued encroachment of farmland and maintaining and improving rangeland health relative to the surrounding area, while maintaining diverse and large populations of wildlife and livestock. The learning from certain ventures that failed, particularly on livestock, has created institutions and governance that, while still evolving, are more robust and relevant for conservancy members, by being fluid and inclusive. Practical implication: Diverse revenue streams (beyond tourism, including a residential estate, livestock venture and philanthropy) enabled Enonkishu to withstand the pressures of COVID‐19. Livestock is crucial for defining the vision of the conservancy, and the institutions and governance that underpin it. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:d0756183-e1ac-41fb-9aae-0f2498cc119b2024-08-04T19:33:45ZBridging the conservation and development trade‐off? A working landscape critique of a conservancy in the Maasai MaraJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:d0756183-e1ac-41fb-9aae-0f2498cc119bEnglishJisc Publications RouterWiley Open Access2024Tyrrell, PEvans, LBrehony, PWood, PKarimi, Role Kaelo, DHunter, FMuiyuro, RKang'ethe, EPerry, BThe recent call to halt biodiversity loss by protecting half the planet has been hotly contested because of the extent to which people might be excluded from these landscapes. It is clear that incorporating landscapes that implicitly work for indigenous people is vital to achieving any sustainable targets. We examine an attempt to balance the trade‐offs between conservation and development in Enonkishu Conservancy in the Maasai Mara, using a working landscape approach. Mobile livestock production strategies are theoretically consistent with wildlife‐based activities and can present a win‐win solution for both conservation and development. We explore the success and failings of Enonkishu's evolving attempts to achieve this: addressing the criticism of the conservation sector that it fails to learn from its mistakes. We found that Enonkishu has had considerable positive conservation outcomes, preventing the continued encroachment of farmland and maintaining and improving rangeland health relative to the surrounding area, while maintaining diverse and large populations of wildlife and livestock. The learning from certain ventures that failed, particularly on livestock, has created institutions and governance that, while still evolving, are more robust and relevant for conservancy members, by being fluid and inclusive. Practical implication: Diverse revenue streams (beyond tourism, including a residential estate, livestock venture and philanthropy) enabled Enonkishu to withstand the pressures of COVID‐19. Livestock is crucial for defining the vision of the conservancy, and the institutions and governance that underpin it. |
| spellingShingle | Tyrrell, P Evans, L Brehony, P Wood, P Karimi, R ole Kaelo, D Hunter, F Muiyuro, R Kang'ethe, E Perry, B Bridging the conservation and development trade‐off? A working landscape critique of a conservancy in the Maasai Mara |
| title | Bridging the conservation and development trade‐off? A working landscape critique of a conservancy in the Maasai Mara |
| title_full | Bridging the conservation and development trade‐off? A working landscape critique of a conservancy in the Maasai Mara |
| title_fullStr | Bridging the conservation and development trade‐off? A working landscape critique of a conservancy in the Maasai Mara |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bridging the conservation and development trade‐off? A working landscape critique of a conservancy in the Maasai Mara |
| title_short | Bridging the conservation and development trade‐off? A working landscape critique of a conservancy in the Maasai Mara |
| title_sort | bridging the conservation and development trade off a working landscape critique of a conservancy in the maasai mara |
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