1. Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Planning and National Development Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources CHAPTER 1 Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services Nature’s Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being

2. Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Planning and National Development Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources NATURE’S BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING Chapter 1 Ecosystem Services: The Benefits People Derive from Ecosystems PROVISIONING SERVICES: Products Obtained from Ecosystems Food Fresh Water Wood Fuel Fiber Bio-Chemicals Genetic Resources REGULATING SERVICES: Benefits Obtained from Regulation of Ecosystem Processes Climate Regulation Disease Regulation Water Regulation Water Purification CULTURAL SERVICES: Nonmaterial Benefits Obtained from Ecosystems Spiritual and Religious Recreation Ecotourism Aesthetic Inspirational Educational Sense of Place Cultural Heritage SUPPORTING SERVICES: Services necessary for the production of all other ecosystem services Soil Formation - Nutrient Cycling - Primary Production

3. Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Planning and National Development Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources NATURE’S BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING Chapter 1 Physical Geography, Water Bodies, and Major Drainage Areas

4. Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Planning and National Development Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources NATURE’S BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING Chapter 1 Average Annual Rainfall

5. Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Planning and National Development Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources NATURE’S BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING Chapter 1 Major Ecosystem Types, 2000

6. Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Planning and National Development Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources NATURE’S BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING Chapter 1 Wildlife Density in the Rangelands, 1994-96

7. Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Planning and National Development Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources NATURE’S BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING Chapter 1 Livestock Density in the Rangelands, 1994-96

8. Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Planning and National Development Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources NATURE’S BENEFITS IN KENYA: AN ATLAS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING Chapter 1 Human Population Density, 1999