Assessment of the environmental, social and economic impacts on the serengeti ecosystem of the developments in the Mara River catchment in Kenya
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Title:
Assessment of the environmental, social and economic impacts on the serengeti ecosystem of the developments in the Mara River catchment in Kenya
Creator:
Gereta, Emmanuel J.
Wolanski, Eric
Chiombola, E.A.T.
Publisher:
Tanzania National Parks
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Language:
English
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Subjects / Keywords:
Hydrology
Grassland
Wildlife
Tourism
Land-use

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Abstract:
The government of Kenya is proposing to develop a hydroelectric power scheme named AMALA PROJECT and DEGAZETTMENT of the MAU FOREST to provide power and more agricultural land respectively. There are concerns and fears that the implementation of these developments will affect the ecosystem of the surrounding areas in a way, which will have consequences environmentally, socially and economically. More specifically, Serengeti National Park, with the only intact big mammal migration in their thousands is likely to collapse and with it all the socio-economic activities related to the ecosystem of the surrounding region.
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Florida International University
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Florida International University
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Mara River Basin