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The criteria that were filtered out as unavailable are as follows:
Protected:
International
Categories I-VI
Uncategorized
Forest:
closed deciduous
Montane
Crops:
Cropland > 50%
Cropland woody
The unsuitable areas correspond to sandy deserts which are mainly located close to the Tana riverbanks.
The following social constraints have identified for Kenya:
Eldoret : The Rift Valley Province, especially the villages and small trading centres near Eldoret (0°30'54.86"N, 35°15'58.93"E), has been hard hit by the post-electoral violence in early 2008.
Hyrax Hill : This hill (1°35'N, 36°26'E) contains a cemetery and traces of domestic animals and ancient pottery from Neolithic occupation.
Kajiado : This region (1°51'7.45"S, 36°47'33.80"E) has experienced a land use conflict for 30 years. The conflict reflects ongoing competition over access to scarce land and water resources between herding, farming and wildlife.
Kanapoi : This is an area (1°32’ N, 36°09’ E) with traces from early human ancestors.
Lothagam : This area (2o54’ N, 36o02’ E) has a unique geological sequence and is known for its beauty. Moreover, evidence from hominids and hominoids ranging from 7 to 3,2 million years have been found there.
Tugen Hills : This site (probably 0°51’ N, 35°53’ E) preserves a long succession of fossiliferous sediments ranging in age from 10 millions to recent.
Turkana : This is a cultural area containing much cultural heritage. The most
complete skeleton of Homo erectus was found in there, as well as the oldest workshop.
Remarks:
In order to easily locate the unsuitable areas in Kenya, it is recommended that you zoom in 150% and make the following layers disappear: perennial rivers, roads, railroads, international, categories I-VI, uncategorized, protected, montane, closed deciduous, forest, cropland > 50%, cropland woody, crops, unavailable and semi-arid.
