ABSTRACT
Garba Tula District of Isiolo County is a mainly pastoralist area based on extensive livestock keeping across communally managed rangelands. Boran pastoralists maintain a pastoral livelihood as well as conserve the land for use by large wildlife populations. Change in governance arrangements have led to several degradation processes which are largely derived from bad decision making, like appearance of elite capture or the misappropriation of key resources. These processes are collectively weakening the traditional governance system disturbing production, infrastructure, grazing routes and land access. All this leads to land degradation and associated impacts on livelihoods dependent on that resource.
