elibrary Type
Policy briefs
elibrary Name
Payment for wildlife conservation in the Maasai Mara Ecosystem
Publisher
ASARECA
Asbract
The case study on the Mara ecosystem shows how biodiversity can be incorporated into Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes that favour local communities. Conservancy models replicated around Maasai Mara National Reserve provide direct income or social services to local pastoralists.