Conservation and Community in Kenya - Milking the Elephant (Hardcover)

Community-based wildlife conservation is promoted as a win-win solution for wildlife and people that will protect biodiversity while improving the economic status of communities living among wildlife. This book, based on mixed-method anthropological research conducted in Samburu County, Kenya, demonstrates that, counter to simple narratives promising benefits, community-based wildlife conservancies (CBCs) are complex social institutions layered on pre-existing land use practices with differential impacts for members. Using ethnographic and mixed methods, the Carolyn K. Lesorogol explains how diverse social actors understand and operate CBCs, how benefits and costs are distributed, the gendered nature of CBCs, and how they impact cooperation and conflict in communities. Lesorogrol's analysis shows that economic benefits to members are generally very limited, and while some perceive improvements in security emanating from CBCs, there is also evidence that they heighten tensions over land use as well as human-wildlife conflict. This book offers critical insights into the implications of the CBC model for local pastoralist livelihoods, conservation, and social relations.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2022
Authors:	Carolyn K. Lesorogol
Dimensions:	226 x 160 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	238
ISBN-13:	978-1-79365-029-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Promotions
LSN:	1-79365-029-2
Barcode:	9781793650290

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