Formation of Participatory Forest Management Boundaries for Governance of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest Reserve, in Kenya
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2022-01
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Many natural resource management studies have researched on participatory forest management
of forests. But current literature indicates that studies on the formation of participatory forest
management boundaries for governance of forests are scanty. Thus this paper uses Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve as a case study to examine the extent to which its forest resource and
resource users’ boundaries are developed by utilizing a qualitative approach for data collection.
The researchers purposively sampled 100 respondents from communities involved in participatory
forest management and 90 non-participating communities in the participatory forest management
arrangement. Also 30 key informants from heads of government agencies such as Kenya Forest
Service, Kenya Wildlife Service, National Museum of Kenya, Non-Governmental Organizations
such as Nature Kenya, Community Based Organizations and leaders from the business community
working in the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest Management were utilized in the study. The analysis of
qualitative data from written notes and audio recordings was coded into similar themes and used to
answer the study objective. The results show that both participating and non-participating
communities in the participatory forest arrangement are aware of the forest resource and resource
users’ boundaries. It is concluded that boundaries are essential in governance of forest resource
and users’ boundaries. It is recommended that policy makers need to clearly define boundaries for...
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Ming’ate, F. L. M., & Lonzi, Z. (2022). Formation of Participatory Forest Management Boundaries for Governance of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest Reserve, in Kenya. Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology, 17(1), 1-9.