A Political Ecology of Kenyas Mau Forest by Lisa Elena Fuchs - 9781847013552

James Currey

A Political Ecology of Kenyas Mau ForestThe Land, the Trees, and the People\nAuthor(s): Lisa Elena Fuchs\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: James Currey, United Kingdom\nImprint: James Currey\nISBN-13: 9781847013552, 978-1847013552\nSynopsis\nA timely and important examination of the forest's environmental crises, investigating their biophysical, political, economic, and socio-cultural aspects, that reveals why previous conservation efforts failed.\n\nThe eastern part of the Mau Forest, the most important closed-canopy forest in East Africa, has come under severe threat since the 1990s. In this political ecology Lisa Fuchs exploring the failure of the government-led forest restoration and rehabilitation initiative to 'Save the Mau', launched in 2009, the author examines two of the most contentious issues in Kenya since colonial times: land and the environment. She sheds light on the structural factors and the role of individuals in the forest's destruction and of non-protection and traceE