ABSTRACT Community-Based Conservation (CBC) in Northern Kenya occur in diverse
socioecological and socio-political contexts, which often influence their success and …

In this paper, we examine how mega projects transform land tenure and local institutions in
the context of a community-based conservation (CBC) model in northern Kenya. The model …

The aim of this study is to discuss the challenges facing land tenure reform in Kenya, with
special focus on the pastoral Maasai and Boorana communities. The question of land …

Countries in the developing world, in attempts to promote investment in land and agricultural
productivity, and to establish frameworks for economic development, have regularly …

Across the African continent, various rural populations are currently embroiled in a wide
range of struggles that foreground rights of access, control, and ownership of land and …

Increased legal access and the devolution of natural resource administration are generally
seen as sources of power for local communities and their institutions. However, beyond this …

Despite large portions of land being communally owned in Kenya for centuries, the legal
and policy framework on land tenure has, since 1954, focused on private ownership as the …

Over the last thirty years, community conservancies have become widespread in several
African countries exemplifying new patterns of land and resource governance strategies …

This article examines the process of securing land rights for pastoralists in Kenya, applying
the concept of sedentism to understand the impact of two recent changes in Kenyan land …

The main aim of this research is to investigate whether communal tenure changes differently
when impacted by different land registration systems. The output of this research may help to …