Community-based conservation in an entitlement perspective: wildlife and forest biodiversity conservation in Taita, Kenya Njogu, J.G. Citation Njogu, J. G. (2004). Community-based conservation in an entitlement perspective: wildlife and forest biodiversity conservation in Taita, Kenya. Leiden: African Studies Centre. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/12921 Version: Not Applicable (or Unknown) License: Leiden University Non-exclusive license Downloaded from: https://hdl.handle.net/1887/12921 Note: To cite this publication please use the final published version (if applicable). Community-based conservation in an entitlement perspective African Studies Centre Research Report 73 / 2004 Community-based conservation in an entitlement perspective Wildlife and forest biodiversity conservation in Taita, Kenya James Gichiah Njogu This PhD project was part of the research programme Resources, Environment and Development Research Associates (REDRA) of the Amsterdam Research Institute for Global Issues and Development Studies (AGIDS). It also formed part of Working Programme 1, Natural resource management: Knowledge transfer, social insecurity and cultural coping, of the Research School for Resource Studies for Development (CERES). The Netherlands Foundation for the Advancement of Tropical Research (WOTRO) jointly with the Amsterdam Research Institute for Global Issues and Development Studies (AGIDS) of the University of Amsterdam funded this research. The School of Environmental Studies of Moi University (Eldoret, Kenya) provided institutional support. Published by: African Studies Centre P.O. Box 9555 2300 RB Leiden Tel: + 31 - 71 - 527 33 72 Fax: + 31 - 71 - 527 33 44 E-mail:
[email protected] Website:http://asc.leidenuniv.nl Printed by: PrintPartners Ipskamp B.V., Enschede ISBN 90.5448.057.2 © African Studies Centre, Leiden, 2004 Contents List of maps viii List of figures viii List of boxes viii List of tables ix List of plates x List of abbreviations x Acknowledgements xii PART 1: THE CONTEXT 1 1.