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: Received: 23 February 2024 / Approved: 23 February 2024 / Online: 26 February 2024 (10:01:00 CET)
How to cite:
Kamau, A.W.; Shauri, H.; Hugé, J.; Van Puyvelde, K.; Koedam, N.; Kairo, J.G. Patterns of Mangrove Resource Uses within the Transboundary Conservation Area of Kenya and Tanzania. Preprints2024, 2024021395. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1395.v1
Kamau, A.W.; Shauri, H.; Hugé, J.; Van Puyvelde, K.; Koedam, N.; Kairo, J.G. Patterns of Mangrove Resource Uses within the Transboundary Conservation Area of Kenya and Tanzania. Preprints 2024, 2024021395. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1395.v1
Kamau, A.W.; Shauri, H.; Hugé, J.; Van Puyvelde, K.; Koedam, N.; Kairo, J.G. Patterns of Mangrove Resource Uses within the Transboundary Conservation Area of Kenya and Tanzania. Preprints2024, 2024021395. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1395.v1
APA Style
Kamau, A.W., Shauri, H., Hugé, J., Van Puyvelde, K., Koedam, N., & Kairo, J.G. (2024). Patterns of Mangrove Resource Uses within the Transboundary Conservation Area of Kenya and Tanzania. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1395.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Kamau, A.W., Nico Koedam and James Gitundu Kairo. 2024 "Patterns of Mangrove Resource Uses within the Transboundary Conservation Area of Kenya and Tanzania" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1395.v1
Abstract
Mangrove forests provide a wide range of goods and services that sustain communities around the world. This paper explores utilization patterns of extractable mangrove resources by communities within the proposed Kenya – Tanzania Transboundary Conservation Area (TBCA). Some 152 household surveys and 12 Nominal Group Technique discussions were carried out. At least 16 direct use products were reported to be extracted from the mangroves, with 90% of households found to use mangrove products. Changing patterns of mangrove use in the areas and accessibility point towards unsustainable utilization and promote illegal activities. Overharvesting of mangrove wood products was reported to be the major threat facing the forests. Patterns of mangrove use in the study site reveal a high level of mangrove-dependence by communities for their livelihood. There is a need to address the problems of open access through capacity building and awareness creation, development and implementation of harvest plans as well as introduction of alternative livelihood options to the communities in the area.
Keywords
Mangrove use; Transboundary Conservation Area; Sustainability; Kenya
Subject
Social Sciences, Sociology
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