Less is more: the potential of qualitative approaches in conservation research

R Drury, K Homewood, S Randall - Animal conservation, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation researchers are aware of the need to work with social sciences to manage
human–wildlife interactions for better conservation outcomes, but extending natural science …

Drivers of increased soil erosion in East Africa's agro-pastoral systems: changing interactions between the social, economic and natural domains

M Wynants, C Kelly, K Mtei, L Munishi, A Patrick… - Regional Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Increased soil erosion is one of the main drivers of land degradation in East Africa's
agricultural and pastoral landscapes. This wicked problem is rooted in historic disruptions to …

Mapping the diversity of land uses following deforestation across Africa

RN Masolele, D Marcos, V De Sy, IO Abu… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
African forest are increasingly in decline as a result of land-use conversion due to human
activities. However, a consistent and detailed characterization and mapping of land-use …

Developing a theory of change for a community‐based response to illegal wildlife trade

D Biggs, R Cooney, D Roe, HT Dublin… - Conservation …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The escalating illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is one of the most high‐profile conservation
challenges today. The crisis has attracted over US $350 million in donor and government …

Guiding principles for evaluating the impacts of conservation interventions on human well-being

E Woodhouse, KM Homewood… - … of the Royal …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Measures of socio-economic impacts of conservation interventions have largely been
restricted to externally defined indicators focused on income, which do not reflect people's …

Political marginalization, climate change, and conflict in African Sahel states

C Raleigh - International studies review, 2010 - academic.oup.com
This article discusses the probability of increased communal conflict in African states due to
the “political vulnerability” of groups to climate change. From an initial examination of …

Staying Maasai?: Livelihoods, conservation, and development in East African rangelands

K Homewood, P Kristjanson, P Trench - 2009 - Springer
The area of eastern Africa, which includes Tanzania and Kenya, is known for its savannas,
wildlife and tribal peoples. Alongside these iconic images lie concerns about environmental …

Strangers in their own land: Maasai and wildlife conservation in Northern Tanzania

MJ Goldman - Conservation and Society, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Despite dramatic transformations in conservation rhetoric regarding local people,
indigenous rights, and community-oriented approaches, conservation in many places in …

It's all about politics: Migration and resource conflicts in the global south

C Wiederkehr, T Ide, R Seppelt, K Hermans - World Development, 2022 - Elsevier
Both researchers and policy makers have repeatedly expressed concerns that migration will
enhance conflicts regarding renewable resources in destination areas. This concept is …

Challenging orthodoxies: understanding poverty in pastoral areas of East Africa

PD Little, J McPeak, CB Barrett… - Development and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding and alleviating poverty in Africa continues to receive considerable attention
from a range of diverse actors, including politicians, international celebrities, academics …