Effectiveness of Government Policies in Governing Arabuko-Sokoke Forest Reserve in Kenya
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2022-04-18
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IJAES
Abstract
The forests resources form part of the most
precious natural resources as they balance the survival of
the world's ecosystem. However, it is unclear how effective
forest governance policies can manage participatory forest
management arrangements in the current literature. Thus,
the study sought to examine the effectiveness of the Kenyan
government policies in governing the Arabuko-Sokoke
Forest Resources. The researchers purposively sampled
100 respondents from communities involved in the
participatory forest management arrangement and 90 non participating communities in the forest participatory
management arrangement. Also, 30 key informants from
heads of government agencies, namely: the 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 the Arabuko-Sokoke
Forest Management, were interviewed. The analysis of the
collected qualitative data from written notes and audio
recordings was coded into similar themes and used to
answer the study objectives. The results show that the
government policies regulating the Arabuko-Sokoke forest
resources are important. Therefore, it is recommended that
there is a need for effective forest governance policies for
sustainable forest management.
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