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2024-03-28T21:31:08ZA Schoolteacher's Guide to Marine Environmental Education in the Eastern African Region.
http://hdl.handle.net/1834/9575
A Schoolteacher's Guide to Marine Environmental Education in the Eastern African Region.
Francis, J.; Mwinuka, S.; Richmond, M.
The main objective of this book is to provide teachers of primary and secondary schools in the western Indian Ocean (WIO) region with a basic textbook that will allow them to introduce environmental components in the classroom as well as in outdoor activities. More specifically, it aims at supplying teachers, particularly those with a limited background in marine science, with an overview of the coastal and marine environment and its important ecosystems. Although some of the marine and coastal issues covered in this book already exist in the curricula of other subjects, such as science, geography and agriculture, their coverage in standard textbooks' is either very limited or too detailed and specialised. Therefore, this book can be used individually or together with other available information on the topics concerned, to complement curriculum objectives of the different subjects. The book comprises seven chapters, namely: (1) Environment and Ecology; (2) Oceans and Seas; (3) The Seashore; (4) Mangrove Forests; (5) Coral Reefs; (6) Coastal Pollution and (7) Coastal Resource Management. In the introduction of each of these chapters a section on 'Specific Objectives' is included to act as a guide for teachers to help determine their success at conveying the 'Background Information' to their students. To assist teachers measure changes in their students' attitudes towards the coastal environment in which they live, each chapter also includes a section on 'Skills and Behaviour to be Reinforced' which serves as a reminder of the overall goal of attitude change. Changing attitudes is the main aim of this book, and to assist in this process teachers are encouraged to develop classroom and outdoor activities which include the participation of the students in order to help them acquire new skills. A section on 'teaching and learning strategies' is included at the end of each chapter, listing a few examples of such activities. Teachers are free to decide how they wish to incorporate and disseminate the information provided. They are encouraged to develop their own individual presentation style and modify the teaching and learning strategies as they see fit to their situation and the experience of their students.
1999-01-01T00:00:00ZEconomic Valuation of Kenya’s Mangrove Forest: A Case Study of Mida Creek; Kilifi, Kenya
http://hdl.handle.net/1834/8860
Economic Valuation of Kenya’s Mangrove Forest: A Case Study of Mida Creek; Kilifi, Kenya
Mwangi, John Muiyuro
The purpose of this paper is to suggest and then illustrate an approach to contingent valuation of renewable natural Resources that we feel has considerable theoretical and practical appeal. Valuation of a Mangrove forest is linked to the community’s Willingness To Pay (WTP) for it’s conservation. A bid curve is estimated to investigate the determinants of WTP bids. Special focus has been placed on the negative effect associated with deforestation of mangrove forests on the livelihood of the Kenyan rural population with consequent implications on the urban communities. The study also investigates the relationship between the recent trend in coastal area urbanization increase and mangrove deforestation.
2004-01-01T00:00:00ZArtisanal fishing on the Kenya coast: what are the impacts?
http://hdl.handle.net/1834/8850
Artisanal fishing on the Kenya coast: what are the impacts?
Samoilys, Melita; Osuka, Kennedy; Waweru, George; Obura, David
Kenya's population has more than doubled in 30 years: from 16 million in the late 1970s it is set to reach 55 million by 2050. Finite fish populations cannot sustain this demographic pressure. In this context we looked at the effects of artisanal fishing gears used by local fishermen in Kenya to evaluate their impacts on coastal fishes and review management practices. There are 12 different gears used by artisanal fishermen, five of which are widespread and commonly used. We collated data from 20 published studies and our own to examine long term trends and ecological impacts of the five commonly used gears. CPUE has dropped dramatically since the 1980s from 28 kg fish /fisher/day to 3 kg/fisher/day. However, from the mid 1990s to 2006 CPUE has remained relatively stable and consistently so across the different gears, an indication of sustainable levels of fishing. Catch rates differed consistently by gear with spear gun catch rates always the highest and beach seines catch rates the lowest. These gears are both illegal. The differences are useful in enforcing or revising regulations. For example beach seine crews could be advised to use basket traps or handlines if they want more income. Young men tend to reject the traditional basket trap, but its catch rates were consistently higher than gillnets. An average juvenile retention rate of 50.1 % was reported across all gears with the highest recorded by the illegal beach seine (68%) and the lowest by spearguns (38%). We found few reasons to support the illegal status of spearguns: the lowest juvenile retention rates, no by-catch and one of the most affordable gears. Although CPUE has remained steady since 1999, diversity in catch composition has declined. We discuss the implications of these fishing effects on the future of Kenya's coastal fish populations.
2011-01-01T00:00:00ZKasa News: a newsletter of the Kenya Sea Turtle Conservation Committee (KESCOM) 10th Edition, 2004.
http://hdl.handle.net/1834/8486
Kasa News: a newsletter of the Kenya Sea Turtle Conservation Committee (KESCOM) 10th Edition, 2004.
The newsletter describes various news articles, events, activities and information of relevance to the Kenya Sea Turtle Conservation Committee (KESCOM).
2004-01-01T00:00:00Z