Empowering the Community for Effective Environment Management

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations

Executive Summary

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY
1. Introduction
1.1 Kakamega Forest
1.2 The purpose of the Study
1.3 The contribution of this study
1.4 Scope and Limitations
1.5 Theoretical Framework
1.6 Research Design
1.6.1 Situational Analysis
1.6.2 Participant Observations
1.6.3 Focused Group Discussions
1.6.4 Research Process

CHAPTER TWO
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT
2. The Meaning of Community Development
2.1 The context of Community Development
2.1.1 The People in Community Development
2.1.2 The Institutions in Community Development
2.1.3 The Development Issues in Community Development
2.1.4 Resources in community Development
2.2 Community Development and Natural Resources
2.3 Conclusion

CHAPTER THREE
THE CO-MANAGEMENT OF KAKAMEGA FOREST: A SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS
3. Introduction to the Kakamega Forest
3.1 Community Needs and Priorities
3.2 Development Projects towards Co-Management of the Natural resources
3.2.1 The Shamba system
3.2.2 Kakamega Environmental Education Program
3.2.3 Nyayo Tea Zones Development Corporation
3.3.4 International Center for Insect Physiology and Ecology
3.3 The Community’s Judgment of the Previous or Current Projects
3.4 Community’s Participation in Environment Projects
3.5 Conclusion

CHAPTER FOUR
INCENTIVES FOR EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITY
4. Introduction
4.1 Voluntary Community Participation
4.2 Gender and Environment Management
4.3 Age and Environment Management
4.4 Education, Local Governance and Development
4.5 Development Issues, Needs, and Priorities of the Community
4.5.1 Main development problems in the area
4.5.2 The role of political leaders in community development projects
4.6 The Community’s Experiences with Community Development Projects
4.6.1 Community development projects in the area
4.6.2 Activities conducted by the development organizations
4.6.3 Community complains about the development projects
4.6.4 Benefits the project had brought to the Community
4.7 Community Participation in the Development Projects
4.7. 1 Community participation in the projects
4.7.2 Community participation
4.7.3 The content of community participation
4.7.4 Community willingness to participate in community projects
4.7.5 Prospective barriers to participation
4.8 Resources and Development Opportunities in the Area
4.9 Conclusion

CHAPTER FIVE
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5. Introduction
5.1 Conclusion
5.2 Recommendations
5.3 Further Research

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