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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 ... -
Socio-Economic Factors Influencing the Conservation of Cherang'any Forest in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya.
(AJEST, 2023)Globally, forests make up an approximately 30% of the world's total land area with an estimated 11% being traditionally managed production landscapes. Presently, Kenya forest cover is about 7.5% which is significantly ... -
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 ... -
Towards conceptual and theoretical foundation for identifying problems, challenges and mechanisms for municipal waste management in developing countries
(Innovative Space of Scientific Research Journals, 2014)This article reviews conceptual and theoretical issues in municipal solid waste management. Definitions and explanation of different concepts in municipal solid waste management are assessed. This article also examines ... -
Vulnerability of Schools to Floods in Nyando River Catchment, Kenya.
(PubMed, 2010-07)This paper assesses the vulnerability of schools to floods in the Nyando River catchment (3,600 km(2)) in western Kenya and identifies measures needed to reduce this vulnerability. It surveys 130 schools in the lower ...
