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Nelly Masayi Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Biodiversity Conservation, Biodiversity Management, Forest Biodiversity & Conservation, Forest Ecology & Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Forest Management
School of Environment and Earth Sciences, Maseno University, Maseno, Kisumu, Kenya
Nelly Masayi working in the School of Environment and Earth Sciences, Maseno University, Maseno, Kisumu, Kenya. He has published more than 30 articles, In the field of iodiversity Conservation, Biodiversity Management, Forest Biodiversity & Conservation, Abiotic Stress, Plant Molecular Biology.
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Author(s): Nelly Masayi
Land use change is one of the major challenges currently facing the worlds many forests and a major threat to the availability of ecosystem services and sustainable development. These land uses include changing forested lands to agricultural land. Most of the indigenous forests in Kenya are located on mountains. These forests include: Elgon, Kenya, Aberdares, Cherangani and the Mau. The forests provide the country with essential ecosystem services which include being a catchment to Kenya’s major rivers. The Kenya’s indigenous mountain forests are highly vulnerable to the impacts of unsustainable land use changes and this is evidenced by many disasters that have afflicted the forests and the local communities over the recent past. Demographic, institutional, economic and soci... view more»