Appendix 3: The checklist <strong>of</strong> data collection on the total benefits in <strong>Mau</strong> Complex1. Direct Benefits Plantations located in <strong>Mau</strong> Forests: Size (ha), age distribution, harvestingrates, industries Poles extracted from <strong>Mau</strong> Forest: annual extraction, unit price, buyers Firewood extraction by industry <strong>and</strong> households: annual industrial extraction,unit prices, household licensees, revenue generated by KFS from household Forest types <strong>and</strong> sizes <strong>of</strong> each forest (natural, grassl<strong>and</strong>, bamboo, degraded,settled) Grazing dependence: seasonal: dry season <strong>and</strong> wet season: number <strong>of</strong> cattle,goats, sheep grazed in forests blocks in <strong>Mau</strong> Water extraction undertakers dependent on <strong>Mau</strong> Complex: Water ResourceManagement Authority, water resources user associations: municipalities2. Indirect Benefits Tourism: visitors: gate charges, bed occupancy: <strong>Maasai</strong> <strong>Mara</strong> GameReserve: KWS, Narok Council, KFS4. Threats to the three forest blocks (encroachment, excision, grazing, fires, charcoalburning )84
Appendix 4: List <strong>of</strong> contacted <strong>and</strong> interviewed experts <strong>and</strong> staffPerson/<strong>of</strong>fice Place Issues discussedAssistant Zonal Manager<strong>and</strong> Zonal staffElburgon85Direct uses <strong>of</strong> forests, excisions,infrastructure, water extraction, forestadministrationForester Marioshoni <strong>Mara</strong>shioni Forest status, excision, Ogiek issuesOgiek Council Members <strong>Mara</strong>shioni Ogiek issues, direct uses <strong>of</strong> the forestForester Kiptunga Kiptunga Forest status, Ogiek issues, watercatchment, grazingSettler groups Sierra Leone History <strong>of</strong> the settlement, settlers, viewson conservationHead teacherOlposimoruPrimary SchoolHistory <strong>of</strong> the area, forest degradation,conservation effortsZonal Manager <strong>of</strong>fice Narok Forest excision, encroachment, directuses, conservation efforts, , forestadministrationWater ResourceManagement Authority<strong>of</strong>ficeWWF-<strong>Mara</strong> RiverInitiativeNarokNarokWater resource development, key users,hydrological zones, irrigation,seasonality, impact o degradation<strong>Mara</strong> River information, developmentissues, networking, achievementsNarok County Council Narok <strong>Maasai</strong> <strong>Mau</strong>, direct forest uses,encroachment, conservation efforts,forest administrationNarok Town Council Narok Water issues, <strong>Maasai</strong> <strong>Mau</strong> Forestimportance, conservation effortsTea Research Foundation Kericho Tea production, impacts <strong>of</strong> microclimateon tea production <strong>and</strong> quality, forestconservation effortsKenya Forestry ResearchInstituteSokoine University <strong>of</strong>Agriculture (SUA),LondianiFaculty <strong>of</strong> Forest<strong>and</strong> NatureResearch activities in <strong>Mau</strong>, forestrestoration information, livelihoods <strong>of</strong>forest adjacent communities, naturalsuccession, forest ecologyResearch activities in <strong>Mara</strong> Basin