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Displaying 41 - 45 of 298Assessing the Effectiveness of the National Land Commision in Addressing Irregular and Illegal Allocation of Land in Kenya
Irregular and Illegal allocation of land is a major component of the land question is in Kenya.
The land question is a major rhetoric as it is not one issue but a myriad of issues entrenched in
archaic, pre colonial administrative methods and systems which led to lack of transparency and
abuse of high held offices in the self interest of individuals as pertaining to land. The targets for
fulfilling such self interests were public land and land that could not be acknowledged by law for
Redesigning the reclaimed landscape for sustainable recreation in Kayole
In the past mines were abandoned after mining activities leaving undesired effects on the landscape and water sources. Numerous accidents occur in quarries across Kenya leading to deaths of 30 people annually. Mining is an activity presenting a plethora of environmental, social and economic problems thus using abandoned quarries as sites for new construction is a useful form of reclamation, one that has occurred throughout history.
The Role of the Kenya Forest Service in the Management of Land Degradation and Environmental Conflict in the Mau Forest Complex
There is correlation on land degradation in reference to environment conflict against natural
resources undocumented. Environmental conflicts mostly depend over human needs and issues
such as distribution, allocation and natural resources management. History documents show how
resource-based conflicts had contributed to highly destructive wars at Karamoja and Kagera
regions of Uganda, Darfur in Sudan, in Rwanda genocide and even in the Niger Delta. Mau
Forest Complex is Kenya’s important water tower. Important rivers that deplete in to Lake
Land cover dynamics in the Chyulu watershed ecosystem, Makueni-Kajiado counties, Kenya
The aim of the study was to assess the state of land cover dynamics in the Chyulu Hills watershed ecosystem of Makueni and
Kajiado Counties in Kenya by considering the following objectives:- a) assessing the state of land cover in 2015, b) analysing
and characterizing land cover transformations in the watershed in 1987, 2001 and 2015, and, c) comparing the forest cover
dynamics with those of other studies in Kenya. The forest cover change analysis was undertaken through remote sensing and
Land Use Practices And Their Impacts On Wise Use And Conservation Of The Tana Delta Wetland
Globally, wetlands are under serious threat from the continuous reclamation due to demand to
satisfy human development needs. Wetlands are the worlds’ most productive environment and
rich in biological diversity of plants and animals. Wetlands provide many ecosystem services to
humans and the environment ranging from fresh water, food, regulation of climate, coastal
protection, regulation of floods, tourism and recreational activities, and water purification.
Despite the mounting recognition of the need to protect wetlands, many continue to be