GEOG 310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Laikipia County, Ecotourism
Document Summary
Ecotourism in laikipia, kenya: global, regional and local dynamics. Political ecology: incorporating political, economic, and social factors into the analysis of environmental issues and changes, beyond population dynamics, broader systems of power and influence, in kenya, wildlife population dropping more than tanzania. In kenya = much more agricultural production than tanzania. :35: global markets interact with conservation decisions. Global conservation agenda: awareness that there is global interest in ecological preservation. Rapid change in kenya: new local interactions, local interests, large rapid transformation. Changes in wildlife density in the rangelands, 1977-78 to 1994-96: intensification of agriculture in places where it"s viable. Unique history: dispossession of maasai, large scale colonial ranches fragmentation of landscape. Current land use: shaped by this history, current global and regional dynamics. Endangered fauna of laikipa: rhinos, zebras: all quite rare. Laikipia wildlife forum: create dialogue between public and private landowners to discuss about conservation. Marginalization of the landscape: private ranges are promoting more and more conservation.
