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Displaying 1 - 5 of 5Soil carbon dioxide and methane fluxes from forests and other land use types in an African tropical montane region
In the last 40 years, large areas of the Mau forest, the largest contiguous tropical montane forest in East Africa, have been cleared for agriculture. To date, there are no empirical data on how this land use change affects carbon dioxide (CO2) fluxes from soil respiration and soil methane (CH4) fluxes. This study reports measured annual soil CO2 and CH4 fluxes from the native Mau forest and previously forested lands converted to smallholder grazing land, smallholder and commercial tea plantations and eucalyptus plan- tations.
Land use alters dominant water sources and flow paths in tropical montane catchments in East Africa
Conversion of natural forest to other land uses could lead to significant changes in catchment hydrology, but the nature of these changes has been insufficiently investigated in tropical montane catchments, especially in Africa. To address this knowledge gap, we identified stream water sources and flow paths in three tropical montane sub-catchments (27–36 km2) with different land use (natural forest, smallholder agriculture and commercial tea plantations) within a 1 021 km2 catchment in the Mau Forest Complex, Kenya.
Assessment of hydrological pathways in East African montane catchments under different land use
Land use affects total dissolved nitrogen and nitrate concentrations in tropical montane streams in Kenya
African tropical montane forests are facing fast and dynamic changes in land use. However, the impacts of these changes on stream water quality are understudied. This paper aims at assessing the effect of land use and physical catchment characteristics on stream water concentrations of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), total dissolved nitrogen (TDN), nitrate (NO3-N) and dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) in the Mau Forest, the largest tropical montane forest in Kenya.
Duhuze Rwanda CMM
General
Establish and promote mechanisms for restoring and strengthening the unity and reconciliation of Rwandans, which in turn will support USAID's overall goal of accelerating Rwanda's progress to middle income status and better quality of life through sustained growth and reduction of poverty. Applications must incorporate a people to people approach and focus on one or more of the following areas: - consolidate citizen's ownership of unity and reconciliation processes - use home grown solutions to strengthen social cohesion and advocate for the empowerment of vulnerable groups within Rwandan society - land dispute management in order to reduce land related conflicts (80% of all conflicts in Rwanda relate to land issues) and promote social cohesion
Objectives
1. Enhanced psychosocial support for people inclusive of youth affected by transgenerational trauma in target communities 2. Improved trust among diverse groups through inclusive dialogues and joint economic initiatives 3. Enhanced capacities of authorities, CSOs and private sector to effectively implement the reconciliation policy and build peace
Target Groups
Young people, women land owners, local government authorities (particularly those working on implementing land reform)