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Sasahara, C.; Shibata, S. Indigenous Bamboo and Resource Management in Kenya’s Aberdare Forests and Rural Communities. Preprints2020, 2020110415. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202011.0415.v1
Sasahara, C.; Shibata, S. Indigenous Bamboo and Resource Management in Kenya’s Aberdare Forests and Rural Communities. Preprints 2020, 2020110415. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202011.0415.v1
Sasahara, C.; Shibata, S. Indigenous Bamboo and Resource Management in Kenya’s Aberdare Forests and Rural Communities. Preprints2020, 2020110415. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202011.0415.v1
APA Style
Sasahara, C., & Shibata, S. (2020). Indigenous Bamboo and Resource Management in Kenya’s Aberdare Forests and Rural Communities. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202011.0415.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Sasahara, C. and Shozo Shibata. 2020 "Indigenous Bamboo and Resource Management in Kenya’s Aberdare Forests and Rural Communities" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202011.0415.v1
Abstract
The Kenya Forestry Service permits rental of low-density national forest areas for use as common farmland, but public access to such areas is restricted to prevent deforestation against a background of rising demand for fuel wood. This study was conducted to clarify characteristics relating to the production of indigenous bamboo (a useful wood resource) by the approximately 23% of locals who work on common farmland in central Kenya’s Kamae forest management area, with estimation to determine above-ground biomass. The results showed that bamboo still represents 60% of such biomass, indicating sustainability in the industry.
Keywords
Bamboo; indigenous species; Kenya; AGB
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Environmental Science
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