naturesbenefits kenya 01 ecosystems and ecosystem services
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Maps from Nature's Benefits in Kenya -- Chapter 1: Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services. Maps showing the physical geography; rainfall patterns; major ecosystem types; and densities of wildlife, livestock and people provide a synoptic view of Kenya as a context for the subsequent chapters on poverty and selected ecosystem services.TRANSCRIPT
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Central Bureau of StatisticsMinistry of Planning and National Development
Department of Resource Surveys and Remote SensingMinistry of Environment and Natural Resources
CHAPTER 1Ecosystems and Ecosystem
Services
Nature’s Benefits in Kenya:An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being
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Central Bureau of StatisticsMinistry of Planning and National Development
Department of Resource Surveys and Remote SensingMinistry of Environment and Natural Resources
NATURE’S BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING
Chapter 1
Ecosystem Services: The Benefits People Derive from Ecosystems
PROVISIONING SERVICES:
Products Obtained from Ecosystems
• Food
• Fresh Water• Wood Fuel• Fiber• Bio-Chemicals• Genetic Resources
REGULATING SERVICES:
Benefits Obtained from Regulation of
Ecosystem Processes• Climate Regulation
• Disease Regulation• Water Regulation• Water Purification
CULTURAL SERVICES:
Nonmaterial Benefits Obtained from Ecosystems
• Spiritual and Religious
• Recreation • Ecotourism• Aesthetic• Inspirational• Educational• Sense of Place• Cultural Heritage
SUPPORTING SERVICES: Services necessary for the production of all other ecosystem services
Soil Formation - Nutrient Cycling - Primary Production
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Central Bureau of StatisticsMinistry of Planning and National Development
Department of Resource Surveys and Remote SensingMinistry of Environment and Natural Resources
NATURE’S BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING
Chapter 1
Physical Geography, Water Bodies, and Major Drainage Areas
Major drainage area boundaries
ELEVATION
(meters)
High : 4,786
Low : -24
WATER BODIES AND RIVERS
Permanent rivers
Water bodies
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Central Bureau of StatisticsMinistry of Planning and National Development
Department of Resource Surveys and Remote SensingMinistry of Environment and Natural Resources
NATURE’S BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING
Chapter 1
Average Annual Rainfall
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
(millimeters)
> 2,000
1,600 - 2,000
1,200 - 1,600
800 - 1,200
600 - 800
400 - 600
200 - 400
<= 200
OTHER FEATURES
District boundaries
Water bodies
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Central Bureau of StatisticsMinistry of Planning and National Development
Department of Resource Surveys and Remote SensingMinistry of Environment and Natural Resources
NATURE’S BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING
Chapter 1
Major Ecosystem Types, 2000
MAJOR ECOSYSTEM TYPES
Forest
Bush- and woodland
Cropland
Savanna and grassland
Bare areas
Urban areas
Water bodies
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Central Bureau of StatisticsMinistry of Planning and National Development
Department of Resource Surveys and Remote SensingMinistry of Environment and Natural Resources
NATURE’S BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING
Chapter 1
Wildlife Density in the Rangelands, 1994-96
WILDLIFE DENSITY
(tropical livestock unit per sq. km)
> 100
20 - 100
0 - 20
No observation of animals
Non-rangeland areas or no data
OTHER FEATURES
District boundaries
Major national parks and reserves (over 5,000 ha)
Water bodies
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Central Bureau of StatisticsMinistry of Planning and National Development
Department of Resource Surveys and Remote SensingMinistry of Environment and Natural Resources
NATURE’S BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING
Chapter 1
Livestock Density in the Rangelands, 1994-96
LIVESTOCK DENSITY
(tropical livestock unit per sq. km)
> 175
50 - 175
0 - 50
No observation of animals
Non-rangeland areas or no data
OTHER FEATURES
District boundaries
Major national parks and reserves (over 5,000 ha)
Water bodies
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Central Bureau of StatisticsMinistry of Planning and National Development
Department of Resource Surveys and Remote SensingMinistry of Environment and Natural Resources
NATURE’S BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING
Chapter 1
Human Population Density, 1999
POPULATION DENSITY
(number of people per sq. km)
> 600
300 - 600
100 - 300
50 - 100
20 - 50
<= 20
No data
OTHER FEATURES
District boundaries
Selected national parks and reserves
Water bodies