ABSTRACT
In this chapter we use quantitative and qualitative social and environmental data to investigate the recent decline in both wildlife and pastoral livelihoods in East Africa. We use this case to highlight some conservation and development challenges that environmental anthropologists commonly face in addressing environmental problems through policy. Environmental anthropologists will increasingly be called upon to address complex problems of conservation and sustainable livelihoods around the globe, and to contribute to policy initiatives that support social and ecological sustainability. Thus, in this chapter we ask: How can we best contribute, methodologically and analytically, to help solve this perplexing challenge?
