CHAPTER 1

Ecosystems and Ecosystem

Services

Natures Benefits in Kenya:

An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being
Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

Central Bureau of Statistics

Ministry of Planning and National Development

Ecosystem Services: The Benefits People Derive from Ecosystems

Chapter 1

PROVISIONING
SERVICES:

REGULATING
SERVICES:

CULTURAL
SERVICES:

Products Obtained from

Ecosystems
Food

Benefits Obtained from

Regulation of
Ecosystem Processes

Nonmaterial Benefits
Obtained from
Ecosystems

Fresh Water
Wood Fuel
Fiber
Bio-Chemicals
Genetic Resources

Climate Regulation

Spiritual and Religious

Disease Regulation
Water Regulation
Water Purification

Recreation
Ecotourism
Aesthetic
Inspirational
Educational
Sense of Place
Cultural Heritage

SUPPORTING SERVICES:
Services necessary for the production of all other ecosystem services
Soil Formation - Nutrient Cycling - Primary Production
NATURES BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING
Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

Central Bureau of Statistics

Ministry of Planning and National Development

Physical Geography, Water Bodies, and Major Drainage Areas

Chapter 1

Major drainage area boundaries

ELEVATION
(meters)
High : 4,786

Low : -24
WATER BODIES AND RIVERS
Permanent rivers
Water bodies
NATURES BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING
Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

Central Bureau of Statistics

Ministry of Planning and National Development

Average Annual Rainfall

Chapter 1

AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL

(millimeters)
> 2,000
1,600 - 2,000
1,200 - 1,600
800 - 1,200
600 - 800
400 - 600
200 - 400
<= 200
OTHER FEATURES
District boundaries
Water bodies
NATURES BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING
Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

Central Bureau of Statistics

Ministry of Planning and National Development

Major Ecosystem Types, 2000

Chapter 1

MAJOR ECOSYSTEM TYPES

Forest
Bush- and woodland
Cropland
Savanna and grassland
Bare areas
Urban areas
Water bodies
NATURES BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING
Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

Central Bureau of Statistics

Ministry of Planning and National Development

Wildlife Density in the Rangelands, 1994-96

Chapter 1

WILDLIFE DENSITY
(tropical livestock unit per sq. km)
> 100
20 - 100
0 - 20
No observation of animals
Non-rangeland areas or no data
OTHER FEATURES
District boundaries
Major national parks and reserves (over 5,000 ha)
Water bodies
NATURES BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING
Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

Central Bureau of Statistics

Ministry of Planning and National Development

Livestock Density in the Rangelands, 1994-96

Chapter 1

LIVESTOCK DENSITY
(tropical livestock unit per sq. km)
> 175
50 - 175
0 - 50
No observation of animals
Non-rangeland areas or no data
OTHER FEATURES
District boundaries
Major national parks and reserves (over 5,000 ha)
Water bodies
NATURES BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING
Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

Central Bureau of Statistics

Ministry of Planning and National Development

Human Population Density, 1999

Chapter 1

POPULATION DENSITY
(number of people per sq. km)
> 600
300 - 600
100 - 300
50 - 100
20 - 50
<= 20
No data
OTHER FEATURES
District boundaries
Selected national parks and reserves
Water bodies
NATURES BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING
Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

Central Bureau of Statistics

Ministry of Planning and National Development