Library Research Guides: Albright Institute: 7: Human-animal Relations and Land Management in Kenya

Background and Context

Conservation That Lasts: Without Fenced-off Reserves, Can Wildlife and Nearby Communities Both Thrive?
National Geographic article on changes made during the coronavirus pandemic to address wildlife conservation and tourism.
Community Stands Up for Wildlife and Integrated Land Management
The article focuses on the Naretunoi Conservancy and its wildlife conservation and integrated land management efforts. It highlights Biodiversity Conservation Lease Pogram run by the non-governmental organisation called The Wildlife Foundation (TWF), which is hosted by the Naretunoi Conservancy. Als noted is the action taken by TWF to address the human-wildlife conflict brought by the development of the Nairobi National Park Management Plan in Kenya.
Nairobi National Park Management Plan
The official statute and the 2020-2030 management plan from the Kenya Wildlife Service.
Africa Protected Areas Congress calls for special aid for those affected by human-wildlife conflict
Short article detailing a proposal to compensate communities impacted by wildlife.
Rhinos, cows, and men with guns; Kenya
2022 article from The Economist on animal-human conflict in Kenya.

Sage Data (formerly Data Planet) This link opens in a new window
An extensive repository of standardized and structured statistical data. Datasets cover a wide range of subjects — including business, finance, banking, economics, sociology, political science, demography, agriculture, education, international studies, criminal justice, housing and construction, labor and employment, energy resources and industries, and more.

UN Environment Open Data
Search UNEP projects by thematic area, geographic location, donor , project status and more.
CIA World Factbook
Detailed profiles of all of the countries of the world, including history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
GRID-Geneva
GRID-Geneva manages numerous high quality geospatial data sets at various scales (global, continental, national and subnational) on a variety of environment related themes.
World Resources Institute
Center focuses on a number of specific initiatives, including projects on Air Quality, Energy Access, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs), Climate Governance, Environmental Rights, Gender, and Climate Resilience Practice.
Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals (2023)
The Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2023 presents interactive storytelling and data visualizations about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. It highlights trends for selected targets within each goal and introduces concepts about how some SDGs are measured.

World Wildlife Fund - Kenya Wildlife
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has projects specifically focusing on wildlife conservation in Kenya.
African Wildlife Foundation
We are an Africa-based global conservation organization protecting wildlife and their habitats as essential parts of a modern and prosperous Africa. We articulate a unique vision of African-led conservation, focusing on solutions that create opportunity for people — not at the expense of wildlife and their habitats, but because of them.
Kenya Wildlife Service
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) conserves and manages Kenya’s wildlife for the Kenyan people and the world. It is a state corporation that was established by an Act of Parliament (Cap 376), now repealed by WCMA (2013), with the mandate to conserve and manage wildlife in Kenya, and to enforce related laws and regulations.
Northern Rangelands Trust
The Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) is a membership organisation owned and led by the 43 community conservancies it serves in Kenya (northern and coastal regions) and Uganda. NRT was established as a shared resource to help build and develop community conservancies, which are best positioned to enhance people’s lives, build peace and conserve the natural environment.

Policy Commons
Policy Commons is a collection of research from the world’s leading policy experts, think tanks, IGOs and NGOs. *This link takes you to results for the search: wildlife AND humans AND "land management" AND Kenya.
PolicyFile Index
Covers a wide range of public policy topics, linking to reports and papers from think tanks, NGOs, and research organizations, 1990 to present.* Results for the search: Kenya AND wildlife.

PAIS Index - Public Affairs Information Service This link opens in a new window
Articles chronicling the world's public affairs, public and social policies, international relations, and world politics, 1915 to present, including policy-oriented literature of subjects such as economics, finance, law, education, the military, political science, public administration, international law and relations, the environment, demography, public health, science and technology, and reports and commentary on public affairs from the serious general press. *Results for the search: Kenya AND "land management" AND wildlife AND conflict.
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
Information on all aspects of human impact on the environment, drawn from a multidisciplinary collection of scholarly, governmental and general-interest titles. *Results for the search: Kenya AND wildlife AND conflict.

HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
Try searching the Law Journal Library for articles on legal solutions for your topic.
Nexis Uni legal sources This link opens in a new window
Try searching law reviews (under secondary sources) for articles on legal solutions for your topic.
Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new window
Try searching law reviews (under secondary sources) for articles on legal solutions for your topic.

Global Newsstream This link opens in a new window
One of the largest collections of news from the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Australia, many in full text, as well as news sites, blogs, and newswires from the 1980s to the present (dates vary by title).
Nexis Uni news sources This link opens in a new window
U.S. & foreign newspapers, 1980s to present (dates of coverage vary).
PressReader This link opens in a new window
Thousands of magazines and newspapers in more than 60 languages, from over 160 countries, in original color print layout, from the past 45+ days.