Gender Perspectives on Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Services Flow in Kwale County, Kenya
Publisher: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Author(s): Christine Nyangweso, Thuita Thenya, Francis Mwaura, and Margaret Owuor
Date: 2023
Topics: Gender, Renewable Resources
Countries: Kenya
The continuous flow of ecosystem services (ESs) within coastal and marine ecosystems supports communities' well-being and security by harnessing required resources such as seafood that address food security. The overexploitation of these coastal resources places communities at risk of losing ES. This study assesses how preference for the ES flow from these ecosystem types (i.e., mangrove forests, coastal lagoons, seagrass beds, coral reefs, and the deep sea) vary by gender in Diani Chale and Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Protected Areas in Kwale County, Kenya.