Participatory Forest Management and Community Livelihoods: The Case of Arabuko Sokoke Forest in Kenya

"You can only ignore the views of local people,if you want to accelerate loss of forest and other species".Has human being creates new artificial landscapes, nature, of course has a strong way of fighting back, and in the opportune time both human beings and nature shall perish.In the principle of "live and let live",mankind should learn to respect "breathless creatures" like nature.....but....who said nature cannot do without mankind.

Mr. David Mugambi is an Environment and Natural Resource specialist with a about five years experience working, researching and applying Sustainable Livelihood Framework on economic of natural resource management and Participatory Natural Resource planning within forested landscapes and key biodiversity areas like wetlands and forests in Kenya.