Elephants or onions? Paying for nature in Amboseli, Kenya
Traditional grazing grounds near Amboseli National Park (Kenya) are being rapidly converted to cropland – a process that closes important wildlife corridors. We use a spatially explicit simulation model that integrates ecosystem dynamics and pastoral decision-making to explore the scope for introduc...
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Cambridge University Press
2008
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| author | Bulte, E. Boone, R. Stringer, R. Thornton, Philip K. |
| author_browse | Boone, R. Bulte, E. Stringer, R. Thornton, Philip K. |
| author_facet | Bulte, E. Boone, R. Stringer, R. Thornton, Philip K. |
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| description | Traditional grazing grounds near Amboseli National Park (Kenya) are being rapidly converted to cropland – a process that closes important wildlife corridors. We use a spatially explicit simulation model that integrates ecosystem dynamics and pastoral decision-making to explore the scope for introducing a ‘payments for ecosystem services’ scheme to compensate pastoralists for spillover benefits associated with forms of land use that are compatible with wildlife conservation. Our break-even cost analysis suggests that the benefits of such a scheme likely exceed its costs for a large part of the study area, but that ‘leakage effects’ through excessive stocking rates warrant close scrutiny. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1200162024-05-01T08:15:18Z Elephants or onions? Paying for nature in Amboseli, Kenya Bulte, E. Boone, R. Stringer, R. Thornton, Philip K. elephants onions wildlife natural resources management development Traditional grazing grounds near Amboseli National Park (Kenya) are being rapidly converted to cropland – a process that closes important wildlife corridors. We use a spatially explicit simulation model that integrates ecosystem dynamics and pastoral decision-making to explore the scope for introducing a ‘payments for ecosystem services’ scheme to compensate pastoralists for spillover benefits associated with forms of land use that are compatible with wildlife conservation. Our break-even cost analysis suggests that the benefits of such a scheme likely exceed its costs for a large part of the study area, but that ‘leakage effects’ through excessive stocking rates warrant close scrutiny. 2008-06 2022-07-05T14:59:02Z 2022-07-05T14:59:02Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120016 en Limited Access Cambridge University Press Bulte, E., Boone, R., Stringer, R. and Thornton, P. 2008. Elephants or onions? Paying for nature in Amboseli, Kenya. Environment and Development Economics 13(3):395–414. |
| spellingShingle | elephants onions wildlife natural resources management development Bulte, E. Boone, R. Stringer, R. Thornton, Philip K. Elephants or onions? Paying for nature in Amboseli, Kenya |
| title | Elephants or onions? Paying for nature in Amboseli, Kenya |
| title_full | Elephants or onions? Paying for nature in Amboseli, Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Elephants or onions? Paying for nature in Amboseli, Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Elephants or onions? Paying for nature in Amboseli, Kenya |
| title_short | Elephants or onions? Paying for nature in Amboseli, Kenya |
| title_sort | elephants or onions paying for nature in amboseli kenya |
| topic | elephants onions wildlife natural resources management development |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120016 |
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