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Community Development for Sustainable Environmental Conservation and Management in Kenya's Coast region
Obade, P.; Adongo, C.; Njuguna, S.
Kaya forests of the Kenyan Coast have long been regarded highly for their cultural heritage
values as well as natural resources. Most of these Kayas are now inscribed as world heritage
sites. While many forests in Kenya have undergone tremendous degradation, Kaya forests on the
other hand, have been one of the best-conserved forests in Kenya owing to their sanctity and
significance to the Mijikenda community (Githito, 1998). However, in recent times, (Adongo,
2007) this has changed as a result of global changes and challenges encompassing the social,
cultural, economic, political as well as environmental aspects. It is interesting that the same
people who initially conserved these forests, today show apathy towards their conservation and
are indifferent towards sustainable utilization of this natural heritage resource, endowed with
immense biodiversity values. Today, land use pressures compounded by the impacts of global
changes and challenges threaten the existence of these unique forests. Again, the indigenous
institutions mandated to control access to the forest resources have been weakened. Presently,
almost 50% of the original area of the Rabai Kaya forests has been cleared (Nyamweru, 2007)
and people continue to extract forest products from them on an unsustainable level. Have these
sites lost their sacredness, or has demand for natural resources and environmental stress coupled
with conservation and management regimes overridden the cultural heritage values that initially
protected these forests? This paper examines the concept of functional integrity as a lens
through which to view resource dynamics while illuminating its implication in the sustainability
of natural resource.
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Description:The effects of coffee certification in Kenya
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more authorsAbstractCertification of coffee producers is frequently suggested as a promising strategy for improving the position of smallholder farmers in the market. After the launch of the first Fairtrade label in 1988, several other standards have been promoted either by voluntary agencies (Utz-certified) or by private coffee companies. Each coffee label relies on different strategies for enhancing sustainable production and responsible trade.
Coffee certification in East Africa is of a rather recent nature but has been rapidly expanding, representing currently 26 percent of the world's sustainable certified coffee supply. Marketing channels, cooperative organisation and household structures show notable differences between Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia. Empirical studies on the effects of standards for smallholders are scarce.
This book intends to deepen our understanding on the role and functions of coffee certification regimes, based on three innovative approaches: (1) longitudinal field survey data capturing changes in coffee farming systems and effects
(2) in-depth interviews and behavioural experiments regarding risk attitudes, trust and investments
and (3) detailed discourse analyses regarding gender roles and female bargaining power within coffee households. The chapters included in this book provide new and original evidence about the impact of coffee certification based on large-scale field surveys and in-depth interviews.Do you want to read the rest of this chapter?Request full-text
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