Adwar Benard

Department of Business and Management Sciences, Taita Taveta University, Taita Taveta, Kenya

Publications

• Research Article   
  The impact of community training on participatory forest conservation outcomes, a case of Kodera forest in Kenya
  Author(s): Adwar Benard*
  
  Biodiversity is affected by the lack of forest cover around the world. On the other hand, Kenya has lost much of its forest cover in recent years. To reduce losses, the Kenyan government adopted community participation in forest management, known as participatory forest management. This paper attempted to analyze the influence of community training on the outcomes of participatory forest management through a descriptive survey design while targeting communities adjacent to the forest. 255 samples were taken from 671 households around the forest. The questionnaire and interview schedule facilitated data collection at the study site. Data analysis was performed using IBM SPSS version 20 while the results were later presented in the tables. The relationship between the independent and dependent variables was analyzed by chi-square test of independence. According to the results, .. View More»
  

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