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Factors Determining Household Membership to Community Forest Association for Participation in Management of Upper Imenti Forest, Meru County, Kenya
(scientific research publishing, 2022)Participatory Forest Management in Kenya was commenced in 1997 with the main objective being the improvement of forest conditions and enhancement of livelihoods for forest adjacent communities. This study was conducted in ... -
Settlement Schemes and their Implication on Eastern Mau Water Catchment, Kenya
(East African Nature and Science Organization, 2021)Settlement schemes are aimed at settling landless people and those displaced by disasters to support socio-economic and environmental development of a country. Eastern Mau Forest Reserve is an important water catchment ... -
Local Communities’ Awareness on Payments for Ecosystem Services for Improved Livelihood and Conservation of Nyando Wetland, Kenya
(University of Dar es Salaam, 2021)Nyando wetland provides several ecosystem goods and services, i.e., provisioning, cultural, supporting and regulating which are essential for human well-being for making life possible and worth living. Payment for Ecosystem ... -
A Review on Ecosystem Services and their Threats in the Conservation of Nyando Wetland, Kisumu County, Kenya
(University of Dar es Salaam, 2020)Wetlands are vital ecosystems as they are essential to human health, wellbeing, ecological integrity and national development as well as in the attainment of the SustainableDevelopment Goals. However, despite ... -
Heavy Precipitation Events over East Africa in a Changing Climate: Results from CORDEX RCMS
(Springer Nature, 2020)The study assesses the performance of 24 model runs from five COordinated Regional climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) regional climate models (RCMs) in simulating East Africa’s spatio-temporal precipitation characteristics ... -
Quantifying and Mapping Land Use Changes and Regulating Ecosystem Service Potentials in A Datascarce Peri-Urban Region in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)Recent scientific developments are advancing to link land use and land cover (LULC) change with ecosystem service (ES) potentials. Such links within peri-urban ecosystems are scanty due to methodological and expertise ... -
Essence of Environmental Governance in Solid Waste Management: A Spatial Analysis of the unplanned Dumpsites in Nairobi County
(African Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 2018)In Nairobi County, rapid urban settlement patterns have been on the increase and this in turn results to stretching the existing resources. Due to this, the existing Solid Waste Management systems have resulted to the ... -
Sustainable Bamboo Farming to Mitigate Soil Degradation in Kinale Area, Kiambu County
(Science and Education Publishing, 2021)Increasing global attention towards the potentially devastating effects of climate change provides the need to focus on adoption of sustainable Bamboo farming to mitigate the effects of soil degradation. The objective of ... -
The Influence of Stakeholder Participation Strategies on Domestic Waste Management in Biashara Residential Area, Ruiru Municipality Kiambu County, Kenya
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2019)Stakeholder participation has been identified as one of the means through which the challenges of domestic waste management can be addressed. The objective of this study was to establish the influence of stakeholder ... -
Cooperation in the Midst of Violence: Land Deals and Cattle Raids in Narok and Laikipia, Kenya
(International African Institute, 2019)What drives the formation of ties and networks in ethnically hybrid spaces despite the occurrence of conflict? We approach this question by examining the actors involved, the institutions affected, and the economic and ... -
Organogenesis of Dodders, Parasitism, Infestation and Development Phases
(Asian Journal of Geographical Research., 2021)Parasitic plants proliferation globally is daunting and a threat to our ecosystems. In this study we explore holoparasites with limitation to dodders (Cuscuta spp. & Cassytha filiformis). An experiment was performed to ... -
Assessment of land use/land covers changes linked to oil and gas exploration: Developments under changing climatic conditions in Lokichar Basin, Turkana County
(Laboratory of Land Use Mobility and Environment, 2020)Understanding land use/land cover changes(LU/LC) linked to oil and gas exploration under changing climatic conditions in South Lokichar Basin is crucial.This knowledge will inform policy makers on appropriate sustainable ... -
Effect of Household Water-User Preference on the Sustainable Supply of Safe Water in Obunga Slums of Kisumu Municipality, Kenya
(Globeedu Group, 2015)Access, availability, and quality of water must be in sustainable supply for humans to become water secure. Sustainable supply of water is ensured through efficient use of water on one hand, and integrated approach to ... -
Cross-cutting Ties and Coexistence: Intermarriage, Land Rentals and Changing Land Use Patterns among Maasai and Kikuyu of Maiella and Enoosupukia, Lake Naivasha Basin, Kenya
(Stockholm University Press, 2015)This paper explores the value of cross-cutting ties and conflicting loyalties for the peaceful management of conflicts and the emergence of collective action across previously violently contested community boundaries in ... -
Contributing to the cultural ecosystem services and human wellbeing debate: a case study application on indicators and linkages
(International Association for Landscape Ecology, Chapter Germany, 2017)Inadequacies in the indication of cultural ecosystem services (CES) are a hindrance in assessing their comprehensive impacts on human wellbeing. Similarly, uncertainties about the quantity and quality of CES, in real ...
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Factors Determining Household Membership to Community Forest Association for Participation in Management of Upper Imenti Forest, Meru County, Kenya
(scientific research publishing, 2022)Participatory Forest Management in Kenya was commenced in 1997 with the main objective being the improvement of forest conditions and enhancement of livelihoods for forest adjacent communities. This study was conducted in ... -
Settlement Schemes and their Implication on Eastern Mau Water Catchment, Kenya
(East African Nature and Science Organization, 2021)Settlement schemes are aimed at settling landless people and those displaced by disasters to support socio-economic and environmental development of a country. Eastern Mau Forest Reserve is an important water catchment ... -
Local Communities’ Awareness on Payments for Ecosystem Services for Improved Livelihood and Conservation of Nyando Wetland, Kenya
(University of Dar es Salaam, 2021)Nyando wetland provides several ecosystem goods and services, i.e., provisioning, cultural, supporting and regulating which are essential for human well-being for making life possible and worth living. Payment for Ecosystem ... -
A Review on Ecosystem Services and their Threats in the Conservation of Nyando Wetland, Kisumu County, Kenya
(University of Dar es Salaam, 2020)Wetlands are vital ecosystems as they are essential to human health, wellbeing, ecological integrity and national development as well as in the attainment of the SustainableDevelopment Goals. However, despite ... -
Heavy Precipitation Events over East Africa in a Changing Climate: Results from CORDEX RCMS
(Springer Nature, 2020)The study assesses the performance of 24 model runs from five COordinated Regional climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) regional climate models (RCMs) in simulating East Africa’s spatio-temporal precipitation characteristics ... -
Quantifying and Mapping Land Use Changes and Regulating Ecosystem Service Potentials in A Datascarce Peri-Urban Region in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)Recent scientific developments are advancing to link land use and land cover (LULC) change with ecosystem service (ES) potentials. Such links within peri-urban ecosystems are scanty due to methodological and expertise ... -
Essence of Environmental Governance in Solid Waste Management: A Spatial Analysis of the unplanned Dumpsites in Nairobi County
(African Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 2018)In Nairobi County, rapid urban settlement patterns have been on the increase and this in turn results to stretching the existing resources. Due to this, the existing Solid Waste Management systems have resulted to the ... -
Sustainable Bamboo Farming to Mitigate Soil Degradation in Kinale Area, Kiambu County
(Science and Education Publishing, 2021)Increasing global attention towards the potentially devastating effects of climate change provides the need to focus on adoption of sustainable Bamboo farming to mitigate the effects of soil degradation. The objective of ... -
The Influence of Stakeholder Participation Strategies on Domestic Waste Management in Biashara Residential Area, Ruiru Municipality Kiambu County, Kenya
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2019)Stakeholder participation has been identified as one of the means through which the challenges of domestic waste management can be addressed. The objective of this study was to establish the influence of stakeholder ... -
Cooperation in the Midst of Violence: Land Deals and Cattle Raids in Narok and Laikipia, Kenya
(International African Institute, 2019)What drives the formation of ties and networks in ethnically hybrid spaces despite the occurrence of conflict? We approach this question by examining the actors involved, the institutions affected, and the economic and ... -
Organogenesis of Dodders, Parasitism, Infestation and Development Phases
(Asian Journal of Geographical Research., 2021)Parasitic plants proliferation globally is daunting and a threat to our ecosystems. In this study we explore holoparasites with limitation to dodders (Cuscuta spp. & Cassytha filiformis). An experiment was performed to ... -
Assessment of land use/land covers changes linked to oil and gas exploration: Developments under changing climatic conditions in Lokichar Basin, Turkana County
(Laboratory of Land Use Mobility and Environment, 2020)Understanding land use/land cover changes(LU/LC) linked to oil and gas exploration under changing climatic conditions in South Lokichar Basin is crucial.This knowledge will inform policy makers on appropriate sustainable ... -
Effect of Household Water-User Preference on the Sustainable Supply of Safe Water in Obunga Slums of Kisumu Municipality, Kenya
(Globeedu Group, 2015)Access, availability, and quality of water must be in sustainable supply for humans to become water secure. Sustainable supply of water is ensured through efficient use of water on one hand, and integrated approach to ... -
Cross-cutting Ties and Coexistence: Intermarriage, Land Rentals and Changing Land Use Patterns among Maasai and Kikuyu of Maiella and Enoosupukia, Lake Naivasha Basin, Kenya
(Stockholm University Press, 2015)This paper explores the value of cross-cutting ties and conflicting loyalties for the peaceful management of conflicts and the emergence of collective action across previously violently contested community boundaries in ... -
Contributing to the cultural ecosystem services and human wellbeing debate: a case study application on indicators and linkages
(International Association for Landscape Ecology, Chapter Germany, 2017)Inadequacies in the indication of cultural ecosystem services (CES) are a hindrance in assessing their comprehensive impacts on human wellbeing. Similarly, uncertainties about the quantity and quality of CES, in real ... -
Domestic Stock Age Profiles and Herd Management Practices: Ethnoarchaeological Implications from Maasai Settlements in Southern Kenya
(2005)Age profiles of domestic stock from East African late Holocene archaeological sites have been used to make inferences regarding the advent and development of early pastoral economies ca 5000 to 2000 years ago. This ... -
Conflict Resolution and Crime Surveillance in Kenya: Local Peace Committees and Nyumba Kumi
(GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2017)In the wake of widespread interethnic “clashes” and al-Shabaab terrorist attacks in Kenya over the last few years, the state has embarked on the devolution of capacities for ensuring security and peace to the local level. ... -
Enhancing benefits from biomass wastes within smallmedium scale coffee processing factories in Kiambu County, Kenya
(2017)Coffee processing is associated with various sustainability challenges largely due to high water and energy demand, biomass waste generation and lately low returns to farmers. The number of farmers actively involved in ... -
A review of studies on ecosystem services in Africa
(Elsevier [Commercial Publisher], 2016)Assessments of ecosystem services (ES) are vital for Africa’s sustainability. ES supply and demand take place in distinctive patterns in Africa due to the continent’s characteristic spatial heterogeneity, rich biodiversity, ... -
Local Rules and Their Enforcement in the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest Reserve Co-Management Arrangement in Kenya
(BioOne, 2016)The management of common-pool resources is a key problem in global environmental governance: forests, freshwater resources, pastures, and land are often managed by communities and organisations (bureaucracies, NGOs) at ...
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