Abstract
Traditional grazing grounds near Amboseli National Park (Kenya) are being rapidly converted to cropland ¿ a process that closes important wildlife corridors. We use a spatially explicit simulation model that integrates ecosystem dynamics and pastoral decision-making to explore the scope for introducing a `payments for ecosystem services¿ scheme to compensate pastoralists for spillover benefits associated with forms of land use that are compatible with wildlife conservation. Our break-even cost analysis suggests that the benefits of such a scheme likely exceed its costs for a large part of the study area, but that `leakage effects¿ through excessive stocking rates warrant close scrutiny.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 395-414 |
Journal | Environment and Development Economics |
Volume | 13 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- biodiversity conservation
- integrated conservation
- development-projects
- management
- africa
- determinants
- subdivision
- rangelands
- livestock
- savanna