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

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  • Musyoka Victoria M
  • Ndungu Charles K
  • Kauti Matheaus K

    (Department of Environmental Science and Land Resources Management, South Eastern Kenya University, Kenya)

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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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  • Musyoka Victoria M & Ndungu Charles K & Kauti Matheaus K, 2019. "Forestry Provisioning Ecosystem Services Extraction by Forest Adjacent Communities-Evidence from Chyulu Hills Forest, Makueni County, Kenya," International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 18(1), pages 14-19, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijesnr:v:18:y:2019:i:1:p:14-19
    DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2019.18.555978
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
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