Forestry Provisioning Ecosystem Services Extraction by Forest Adjacent Communities-Evidence from Chyulu Hills Forest, Makueni County, Kenya

Musyoka Victoria M, Ndungu Charles K and Kauti Matheaus K
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Kauti Matheaus K: Department of Environmental Science and Land Resources Management, South Eastern Kenya University, Kenya

International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 2019, vol. 18, issue 1, 14-19

Abstract: A study was carried out to examine the types of forest provisioning ecosystem services (FPES) extracted from Chyulu Hills Forest by small holder farmers living in the forest adjacent area. Using a Survey Research Design, the study area was stratified into two sites to enable a comparative analysis approach. This was on the basis of ease of access to the forest. Thus, Mangelete sub-location which lies adjacent the part of the forest with an electric fence and Kiu sub-location on the section of the forest without a fence were chosen. An interview schedule having closed, and open-ended questions was used to gather information on extraction of FPES from the respondents. Results indicated that Chyulu hills forest is important in providing11 types of FPES namely; khat, firewood, charcoal, medicinal plants, poles and posts, timber, game meat, wild fruits, fodder, carving wood and honey.

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Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2019.18.555978

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