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Rangeland Documents: Northwestern Kenya / General to Northern Kenya

Free downloads of hard-to-get documents are now available for the rangelands of northwestern Kenya. There also are some that are general to northern Kenyan rangelands.

DOCUMENTS ON THE RANGELANDS OF NORTH-CENTRAL KENYA

Although most of the area is arid or semi-arid, closed forest, such as this stand of pillar wood (Cassipourea malosana) on Mt. Kulal, are common at higher elevations. Free downloads of hard-to-get documents are now available on the rangelands of Central Kenya, including those in Kenya’s most arid and least populated region, Marsabit District.

INTEGRATED PROJECT ON ARID LANDS, KENYA

A scene from the IPAL study area: The Ndoto Mountains as seen from the road to Ngurunit. In 1976, the United Nations Educational and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) funded the Integrated Project on Arid Lands (IPAL) to find solutions to problems associated with the ecological degradation of arid lands. Studies carried out by the project over … Continue reading INTEGRATED PROJECT ON ARID LANDS, KENYA →

DOCUMENTS GENERAL TO SOMALIA

Speke’s gazelle is a very rare small antelope that is similar in appearance to the Thomson’s gazelle encountered by tourists on the Serengeti Plains in Tanzania. It inhabits a 20-40 km wide grassy plain along much of Somalia’s coast. In the mid 80’s it also occurred in the northern Ogaden of eastern Ethiopia. cc-by-sa-2.0. FlickreviewR … Continue reading DOCUMENTS GENERAL TO SOMALIA →

ABSTRACTS OF DOCUMENTS ON THE RANGELANDS OF SOMALIA

Peter Kuchar views an unusual looking termite mound in eastern Hiraan Region. Peter Kuchar Peter Kuchar, a retired rangeland ecologist with extensive experience in eastern Africa, has, over the years, sought out, read and abstracted as many documents on the rangelands of Somalia as he could find, often adding to them his own comments. Fortunately, … Continue reading ABSTRACTS OF DOCUMENTS ON THE RANGELANDS OF SOMALIA →

ADDITIONAL TITLES ON THE RANGELANDS OF SOMALIA

The traditional way to transport water

DRAWN TO AFRICA

Paul Bolstad while a volunteer on Tanzania’s Kilombero Settlement Scheme (1966-68). Followers of Stories of East Africa may remember the post: Volunteering in Tanzania: Lessons from the Kilombero Settlement Scheme, by Paul Bolstad. I mention this because Paul has recently published a memoir, Drawn to Africa, about his family’s time in East Africa. Across oceans and cultures, one family’s … Continue reading DRAWN TO AFRICA →

Understanding Burseraceae: Trees of Eastern Africa

Commiphora bushland in eastern Hiraan Region, Somalia (Photo: Peter Kuchar) THE BURSERACEAE Those of you who downloaded digital copies of The Burseraceae by Kuchar and Gillett on storiesofeastafrica.com will welcome the updated version now available at Kuchar & Gillett – The Burseraceae (Dec 2025). For those unfamiliar with the term, Burseraceae is a family of shrubs and small … Continue reading Understanding Burseraceae: Trees of Eastern Africa →

FREE DOWNLOADS OF HARD-TO-GET DOCUMENTS ON THE RANGELANDS OF SOUTHERN SOMALIA

Featured image: Densities of goats November / December 1983 This announces the availability of free downloads of hard-to-find documents on the rangelands of Southern Somalia, an area larger than Great Britain. These include 2 published papers, 15 reports and 87 maps. Twenty-six of the maps compare wet and dry season densities of dynamic resources, including … Continue reading FREE DOWNLOADS OF HARD-TO-GET DOCUMENTS ON THE RANGELANDS OF SOUTHERN SOMALIA →

Free Downloads of Documents on Central Somalia Rangelands

Featured image: Large trucks provided the primary transport for pastoralists and villagers within the Central Rangelands. Boards resting on the upright sides of the truck separated people (above) from small stock and other cargo (below). A fourth set of free downloads of hard-to-find documents on the Central Rangelands of Somalia’s is now available. This installment … Continue reading Free Downloads of Documents on Central Somalia Rangelands →

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Rangeland Documents: Northwestern Kenya / General to Northern Kenya

Free downloads of hard-to-get documents are now available for the rangelands of northwestern Kenya. There also are some that are general to northern Kenyan rangelands.

Northwestern Kenya / General to Northern Kenya

By Dennis Herlockerin Africa, East Africa, ecology, Forest, Forestry, Kenya, pastoralism, Pokot, Rangeland management, Rangeland resources, Research, Rural development, Somali, Turkana, VegetationOctober 25, 202629 WordsLeave a comment

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