Participatory rangeland management toolkit for Kenya

The purpose of this toolkit is to introduce the essential elements of participatory rangeland management to county government personnel and others who are supporting communities in their rangeland management efforts. It is meant to provide guidance on steps they may take with these communities.

Central to this toolkit is the idea that participatory rangeland management has four key aspects or dimensions referred to here as four “Legs”. Referring to each of the dimensions as “Legs” implies that rangeland management, like an animal that walks on four legs, must have all four legs healthy and strong if it is to be effective.

Each tool in the first and second edition can be individually downloaded (see below). The whole manual can also be downloaded in one document.

General tools

• G–1 The “Four Legs” of participatory rangeland management
• G–2 Steps in participatory rangeland management
• G–3 Scanning and appraisal for planning interventions in a new community

The First Leg: establishment and governance of the rangeland unit

• 1–1 Guiding principles for community rangeland governance
• 1–2 Annual work planning for the rangeland management institution

The Second Leg: management of the rangeland unit

• 2–1 Grazing planning basics for rangeland management
• 2–2 Rapid community rangeland monitoring tool: guide to start monitoring
• 2–3 Rapid community rangeland monitoring tool: guide for ongoing monitoring
• 2–4 Participatory scoring of rangeland condition
• 2–5 Essential restorative grazing: Part one – Rangeland resting
• 2–6 Essential restorative grazing: Part two – Rotational approaches

The Third Leg: using a landscape approach

• 3–1 Appreciating the Third Leg of PRM: using a landscape approach
• 3–2 Inter-community stock route and rangeland resource mapping
• 3–3 Negotiating reciprocal grazing agreements

The Fourth Leg: relations with government and customary institutions

• 4–1 Appreciating the Fourth Leg of PRM: relations with government and customary institutions
• 4–2 Rangeland management and the 2016 Community Land Act