Pathways towards the Sustainable Management of Woody Invasive Species: Understanding What Drives Land Users’ Decisions to Adopt and Use Land Management Practices

Beatrice Adoyo, Urs Schaffner, Stellah Mukhovi, Boniface Kiteme, Purity Rima Mbaabu, Sandra Eckert, Simon Choge and Albrecht Ehrensperger
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Beatrice Adoyo: Department of Geography, Population and Environmental Studies, University of Nairobi, Nairobi P.O. Box 30197-00100, Kenya
Urs Schaffner: Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI), Rue des Grillons 1, 2800 Delemont, Switzerland
Stellah Mukhovi: Department of Geography, Population and Environmental Studies, University of Nairobi, Nairobi P.O. Box 30197-00100, Kenya
Boniface Kiteme: Centre for Training and Integrated Research in ASAL Development (CETRAD), Nanyuki P.O. Box 144-10400, Kenya
Purity Rima Mbaabu: Department of Social Sciences, Chuka University, Chuka P.O. Box 109-60400, Kenya
Sandra Eckert: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Simon Choge: Kenya Forestry Research Institute, Marigat P.O. Box 20412-30403, Kenya
Albrecht Ehrensperger: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 4, 1-21

Abstract: Sustainable land management (SLM) practices are key for achieving land degradation neutrality, but their continued implementation lag behind the progression of various forms of land degradation. While many scholars have assessed the drivers of SLM uptake for restoring land affected by desertification, drought, and floods (SDG 15.3 and partly SDG 2.4), little is known about the implication of SLM implementation on invasive alien species (IAS) management. This study aimed at understanding the challenges and proposing solutions for the uptake of SLMs with respect to the management of the invasive tree, Prosopis juliflora , in Baringo County, Kenya. Data were collected with semi-structured questionnaires, the responses were coded into themes, and c-coefficient tables were used to determine code linkages. Our results show that the availability of incentives is the main motivation for invasion management. Thus, management efforts have often focused on private parcels, while communally shared lands tended to be neglected despite their vulnerability to invasion. We conclude that sustainable IAS management lies at a landscape scale, and thus the national IAS management strategies should adopt a collective approach by empowering local actors to engage in SLM implementation.

Keywords: drivers; sustainable land management; invasive alien species; Prosopis juliflora (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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