Maina, L. W.Muia, D. M.2015-05-072015-05-0720079966-776-34-6http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12592Book ChapterCurrent thinking in the field of environmental management recommends application of integrated mechanisms that include utilizing local, regi traditional and scientific knowledge in the identification, assessment and prioritis of problems relating to the environment and for proposing effective solutio those problems. Hence, the term Participatory Environmental Management ( has entered the scene and is currently used to mean the active and full particip of local communities and indigenous people in the adoption and applicati decisions related to the use and management of the environment for sustei development.enBook chapter