Gender differentiated preferences for a community-based conservation initiative

Examines Kenya's conservancies, focussing on the livelihood preferences of men and women living near Maasai Mara Reserve

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 1 March 2016

• Country: Kenya
• Document Type: Journal Article
• Theme: Climate and Environment, Social Change
• Authors: Keane, A, Gurd, H, Kaelo, D, Said, M.Y., De Leeuw, J, Rowcliffe, J.M., Homewood, K

Abstract

Community-based conservation (CBC) aims to benefit local people as well as to achieve conservation goals, but has been criticised for taking a simplistic view of “community” and failing to recognise differences in the preferences and motivations of community members. We explore this heterogeneity in the context of Kenya’s conservancies, focussing on the livelihood preferences of men and women living adjacent to the Maasai Mara National Reserve.

This research was supported by the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme

Citation

Keane, A., Gurd, H., Kaelo, D., Said, M.Y., De Leeuw, J., Rowcliffe, J.M., Homewood, K., Gender differentiated preferences for a community-based conservation initiative, PLos One, 2016

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Gender differentiated preferences for a community-based conservation initiative

Published 1 March 2016