Thematic Report
Impact of COVID-19 on Mara Conservancies
A thematic examination of how the COVID-19 crisis affected landowners and livelihoods within the Mara conservancies in 2020.
Executive Summary
This thematic study examines how the COVID-19 crisis affected landowners and livelihoods within Mara conservancies. It considers the consequences of the collapse in tourism income for households, conservation operations and the community-conservancy model.
Drawing on landowner experiences, the report explores financial vulnerability, governance, wildlife protection and the prospects for recovery. It argues for stronger resilience, diversified livelihoods and conservation arrangements that can better withstand future shocks.
The pandemic exposed the close dependence between tourism, household income and conservation, making economic diversification essential to long-term resilience.
What the Report Covers
- Effects of tourism disruption on conservancy landowners
- Household income and livelihood vulnerability
- Conservancy management, finance and governance
- Wildlife protection during the crisis
- Community perceptions of recovery
- Resilience and livelihood-diversification priorities
Publication Details
- Title
- Impact of COVID-19 on Mara Conservancies
- Document type
- Thematic Report
- Reporting year
- 2020
- Publisher
- Basecamp Foundation Kenya
- Length
- 36 pages
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