Elephants or onions? Paying for nature in Amboseli, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorBulte, E.
dc.contributor.authorBoone, R.
dc.contributor.authorStringer, R.
dc.contributor.authorThornton, P.
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractTraditional 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.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityErwin H. Bulte, Randall B. Boone, Randy Stringer and Philip K. Thornton
dc.identifier.citationEnvironment and Development Economics, 2008; 13(3):395-414
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S1355770X08004312
dc.identifier.issn1355-770X
dc.identifier.issn1469-7998
dc.identifier.orcidStringer, R. [0000-0001-5809-5071]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/47136
dc.language.isoen
dc.provenancePublished online by Cambridge University Press 06 May 2008
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.rightsCopyright © Cambridge University Press 2008
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1017/s1355770x08004312
dc.titleElephants or onions? Paying for nature in Amboseli, Kenya
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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