Integrating evidence of land use and land cover change for land management policy formulation along the Kenya-Tanzania borderlands

摘要: Abstract This paper presents an overview of the scientific evidence providing insights into long term ecosystem and social dynamics across northern Tanzania southern Kenya borderlands. The data sources covered a range from palaeoenvironmental records archaeological information to remote sensing science studies that examined human-environmental interactions land use cover changes (LULCC) in region. knowledge map published LULCC research contributes current debates about drivers LULCC. review aims facilitate both multidisciplinary evidence-based policy analyses improve familiarity engagement between producers end-users motivate integration for management formulation. Improving among researchers non-academic stakeholders through collation synthesis literature is challenges hindering formulation decision-making by various along Kenya-Tanzania Knowledge syntheses are necessary; yet, do not fully bridge gap action. Cooperation science-policy interface fundamental co-production questions academics, makers diverse aimed at supporting decision making. For improved co-development co-benefitting outcomes, community needs mobilise broader audience advance relevant meaningful products.