Bulte, E.Boone, R.Stringer, R.Thornton, P.2008-08-042008-08-042008Environment and Development Economics, 2008; 13(3):395-4141355-770X1469-7998http://hdl.handle.net/2440/47136Traditional 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.enCopyright © Cambridge University Press 2008Journal article002008137110.1017/S1355770X080043120002574123000082-s2.0-4404908417042853Stringer, R. [0000-0001-5809-5071]