Kitengela

Agricultural research initiatives to save Kitengela's wildlife-rich agroecosystem have been initiated by CGIAR Centers and their partners. Development of sustainable livestock and wildlife management options that protect the environment and livestock while broadening livelihood opportunities in the community are the goals of the research. By providing objective assessments of the options for pastoral livelihoods and natural resources conservation, CGIAR econmists and ecologists are contributing to better policy options fo rthe Maasai community. The importance of this evidenced-based dialogue was underscored when the Kenya Minister of the Environment announced that the Government would not be fencing Nairobi National Park. This decision will allow the Maasai community to continue to benefit from wildlife and tourism.