This study aims to document various community efforts in land rehabilitation and assess their potential. Data were captured using interviews and focus group with 150 community members. A public participation index was used to establish the extent of community efforts in land rehabilitation. The study revealed that in the absence of proper management and dune stabilisation, large areas covered with mobile sand dunes continue to be a threat to grazing lands in northern Kenya. In recognition of this threat, the people of North Horr have launched several initiatives to contain the problem.
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Library ResourceArtículos de revistas y librosDiciembre, 2009Kenya
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Library ResourceInformes e investigacionesSeptiembre, 2009Kenya
The study discusses land-degradation in pastoral communities and depicts land-use system and associated human and livestock population pressure as the major determinant of vegetation cover, surface run-off, soil erosion, and species richness. The study recommends use of enclosures to reverse range degradation, and diversification of pastoral economies to reduce poverty and relieve pressure on land as the primary source of livelihood in the semi-arid rangelands of Kenya
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Library ResourceInformes e investigacionesDiciembre, 2009Kenya
The study was undertaken to investigate how land use and soil fertility management practices affect the occurrence of nematode destroying fungi. The aim of the study was to harness the potential of these fungi to control the plant parasitic nematodes in the study area which is a very important vegetable catchment in the Coast Province of Kenya
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Library ResourceArtículos de revistas y librosSeptiembre, 2009África
The distribution of Trichoderma species in soils of
Embu and Taita benchmark sites in Kenya with
relation to land use practices was investigated. The
study areas were chosen because of their significant
land use intensification and for being biodiversity hot
spots. Soil washing and dilution plate techniques were
used to recover Trichoderma spp from the soil samples
collected from different land use types. The fungal
isolates were identified and assigned to nine species
from Embu soils and eleven species from the Taita -
Library ResourceInformes e investigacionesDiciembre, 2009Kenya
Survey of Kenya is the country's institution charged with the
responsibility of collecting, checking, storing and disseminating Land
parcel related records.
Of late efforts have been made to digitize these records and form a
database. However the majority of the records are in paper form.
Dissemination of this data, done through a search, is still manual. The
public fill a search form and pay a small fee, and the records are
reproduced to them in form of a filled and dully signed form or map or -
Library ResourceArtículos de revistas y librosDiciembre, 2009Kenya
Participatory rural appraisal techniques and a survey of 100 households were used to evaluate livestock production, and pastoral development of the Maasai in Mara. It was observed that patterns of land-use have principally changed from nomadic pastoralism to sedentary pastoralism, agropastoralism, and, in some cases, pure cultivation. These trends have adversely affected livestock production and the productive capacity of the Mara ecosystem.
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Library ResourceArtículos de revistas y librosDiciembre, 2009Kenya
Due to the increased concerns about the effect of agrochemicals
on soil health and soil biodiversity, use of
biological methods has become most acceptable
alternative methods for farmers to control soil
pathogens during crop production. A study was
therefore undertaken to determine the occurrence of
nematode destroying fungi in Taita Taveta with the
aim of isolating and characterizing them for biological
control of plant parasitic nematodes. Twenty eight
fungal isolates, distributed in three genera, were -
Library ResourceArtículos de revistas y librosDiciembre, 2009Kenya
There has been tremendous changes in soil use and management in the River Njoro Watershed during the last three decades. Formerly large-scale farms converted into smallholder farms and plantation forests have gradually been lost. These changes in soil use have brought in different soil use and management approaches that have triggered soil erosion and other forms of land degradation. Up to 8.6 Kg of soil, loss per hectare from the cultivated soils has reportedly been lost in one storm. This massive soil loss was probably due to reduced aggregate stability and hydraulic conductivity.
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Library ResourceArtículos de revistas y librosDiciembre, 2009Kenya
This paper presents data on diversity and abundance of soil macrofauna of various land use systems in Embu, Kenya (natural forest, plantation forest, fallow, coffee, tea, napier, and maize). Each was sampled for macrofauna using three sampling methods (monolith,
transect and pitfall traps). Thirty four (34) genera/species of soil macrofauna were recorded, the highest number (27) being observed in napier. Majority of these genera/species being Coleoptera. Rényi diversity profile indicated that in terms of -
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Estructura de la comunidad de la macrofauna del suelo en diversos sistemas de usos de suelo de Taita, Kenia
Artículos de revistas y librosDiciembre, 2009KenyaThis paper presents data on diversity and abundance of soil macrofauna in various land use systems in Taita (natural forest, plantation forest, fallow, coffee, napier, and maize, Horticulture. Each was sampled for macrofauna using three sampling methods (monolith,
transect and pitfall trapping). Seventy eight (78) genera/species were recorded across the different land use systems of Taita. Rényi diversity profile indicated no significant differences in species richness across land use systems as reflected by the very close
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