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Smallholder perceptions and communication gaps shape East African riparian ecosystems

2018-12-01

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Human livelihood needs and nature conservation often contradict. Yet, healthy ecosystems are crucial for human livelihood quality. The semi-arid regions of East Africa suffer under demographic pressure and soil depletion. Ecosystem degradation becomes particularly visible along rivers in semiarid regions of south-east Kenya, where former pristine riparian forests have been transformed into agricultural fields and...

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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-018-1624-9

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