Abstract
Forest resources conserved at Mt. Kasigau, an Eastern Arc peak in southeastern Kenya, show a complex legacy of unique cultural adaptations influenced by profound effects from outside interventions. We compiled place-name maps, landscape narratives, and semi-structured interviews (2002–2015) to spatially interpret a dynamic history of biogeographical change since early settlement by the Kasigau Taita, influenced by regional trade networks, colonial ‘war-time’ authority, export markets, conservation enterprises, and a persistently growing need for incomes to offset livelihood insecurity. Adaptive co-management, if empowered through local participation, needs to better recognize and account for extra-local influences on livelihood strategies and their ecological effects.
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