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Deforestation and decimation of Biota in Kericho district of Kenya, East Africa
(2012-06-12)Deforestation and decimition of Biota in Kericho District, Kenya. Deforestation and decimation of biota have been recognized as some of the most pressing world problems of the recent times. Today certain plants and animals ... -
Effects Of Climate Variability and Change On Dry-Land agriculture and Adaption Strategies by Small-Scale Farmers in Yatta District, Kenya
(2013-08-14)Yatta District farmers depend on rain fed agriculture and over the years frequent droughts, crop failures and water shortages have become common. Food relief has become a recurrent feature in the district. Climate scientists ... -
Topo-sequence analysis of climate variability and land use changes among smallholder farmers in Meru County, Kenya
(2014)Land use change in Meru is increasingly being influenced by among other factors climatic variability, with consequent implications on community livelihoods. This study sought to assess the relationship between land use ... -
Effects of Changes in Indigenous Environmental Knowledge Systems on the Bio-Physical Environment and Community Livelihoods in Teso Distrct, Kenya
(2014-02-22)Although an integrated approach that combines modern and indigenous knowledge is critical in the attainment of environmental sustainability, a framework to facilitate the same needs to be designed for Teso District. To ... -
Dynamics of conflict in decentralised forest management in Mount Kenya forest
(Kenyatta University, 2016-11)Many developing countries have been decentralizing some aspects of natural resource management. Governments justify decentralization as a means of increasing access, use, management, and decision making on natural ... -
Relationship between socio-economic exclusion and community based waste management practices in Kibera informal settlements, Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-12)One of the greatest environmental challenges in the 21st century is ensuring successful implementation of participatory community based waste management practices in cities particularly in slums and informal settlements. ... -
Geospatial dimensions of the linkages between ecosystem services and sustainable community development in Shimba Hills, Kwale County - Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-06)This thesis presents the writer’s contribution to knowledge on the linkage between protected areas, ecosystem services, livelihoods and community development. The study, which was conducted in Shimba Hills between March ... -
Challenges and Prospects of Civil Society Organizations in Enhancement of Sustainable Livelihoods and Environmental Conservation in Homa Bay County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-08)Although most studies document the benefit of delaying umbilical cord clamping in relation to improved haemoglobin levels, few of those studies have been done in low resource settings. Standard routine practice in most ...
