School of Environmental Science and Natural Resource Management: Recent submissions
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The Application of Integrated Water Resource Management Principles in Urban Kenya: The Case of Kapsabet Town
(Journal of Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems, 2024-02)Water is life, as societies need sufficient amount of it to drive their economic and social development. The environment needs water too for its ecological functions. Water issues like shortages and supply deficits are ... -
Significance of Carbon Farming for Improved Household Incomes in Baringo County, Kenya
(African Journal of Education Science and Technology (AJEST), 2025-05)Baringo County experiences high poverty rates of 40 percent which is above national rates of 36 percent. Climate change has aggravated this by negatively impacting farm productivity especially because of the high dependency ... -
Analysing The Factors Influencing Climate Information for Improved Carbon Farming Among Smallholder Farmers in Baringo County, Kenya
(African Journal of Education Science and Technology (AJEST), 2025-05)Smallholder agriculture has been a mainstay of livelihoods in Baringo County for decades, but due to climate change effects, it’s dependency is extremely challenged. Using survey data of 380 households collected using ... -
Effect of the ebb-and-flow constructed wetland operation, media type and celery (Apium graveolens L.) growth on nutrient removal from a pre-treated brewery effluent
(IWA, 2025)Breweries face a high cost of wastewater treatment to meet environmental discharge standards. Constructed wetland (CW) design and operation have been optimised for sustainable wastewater treatment. An ebb-and-flow CW was ... -
Fuelwood Supply Consumption and Dynamic on Forest Resource in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Turkana County Kenya
(American Journal of Environmental Economics (AJEE), 2024-04)Forestry is a source of livelihood for many farmers and rural households in developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the utilization of fuelwood in Africa contributes greatly to desert encroachment ... -
Macroinvertebrate functional responses to human disturbance and flow cessation in Afromontane-savannah rivers
(Elsevier B.V, 2025-03)Wildlife, people, and livestock rely on riverine ecosystems in arid and semi-arid areas as primary water sources. Studies on the influence of human activities and livestock on the ecological health of these seasonal systems ... -
Spatio-Temporal Changes in Land Use and Land Cover in Kipkunurr Forest and Its Adjacent Landscapes, Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya
(African Journal of Education Science and Technology (AJEST), 2025-05)The essential status of forests for climate control and biodiversity protection together with supporting local subsistence requires tracking their spatial and temporal patterns. The process of studying land use and land ... -
Land Use and Cover Change Patterns in Lower Moiben Sub-County Catchment Area, Kenya
(African Journal of Education Science and Technology (AJEST), 2025-05)The changes in land use patterns in Lower Moiben Sub-County catchment area are examined in this study, with a focus on the change between 1995 and 2024. Major land use changes have occurred in the Sub-County catchment area ... -
Acoustic Monitoring Reveals Patterns of Insectivorous Bat Diversity and Activity in South and North Nandi Forests, Kenya
(African Journal of Education Science and Technology (AJEST, 2025-10)Understanding how habitat degradation affects insectivorous bats is essential for guiding tropical forest conservation. This study employed passive acoustic monitoring to investigate patterns of insectivorous bat diversity ... -
GENDER AND LIVELIHOOD DYNAMICS IN BAMBOO UTILIZATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION IN BUSIA AND ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTIES, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2025)Bamboo has the potential to enhance the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, generate employment, and foster community development. However, despite government and institutional initiatives aimed at promoting bamboo ... -
DETERMINATION OF THE EXTEND OF GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION WITHIN THE VICINITY OF KIPKENYO DUMPSITE IN ELDORET MUNICIPALITY, UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2025)The increasing demand for groundwater as a primary source of water supply has raised concerns about its vulnerability to contamination, particularly in areas surrounding unmanaged dumpsites. Kipkenyo Dumpsite in Eldoret ... -
ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF ANNUAL WORKPLAN AND BUDGET PROCESSES ON PERFORMANCE OF COUNTY FOREST CONSERVANCIES IN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2025)Annual Workplan and Budget (AWP&B) are documents prepared annually by public organizations as required by the government policy for funds allocation by the treasury. It presents financial needs of an organization and the ... -
Modeling the Impact of Landscape Dynamics on Soil Erosion in Eastern DR Congo: Implications for Sustainable Land Management
(Wiley, 2025-03)Human activity and related land-use/land cover (LULC) changes are the primary causes of accelerated soil erosion during the 21st century. However, there is limited information about the spatiotemporal dynamic of soil ... -
Modelling the impact of past and future land‐use changes on land cover degradation at territorial level in Eastern DR Congo
(Environmental Systems Research, 2024)Land use and land cover (LULC) changes are recognized as drivers of environmental changes at the local, regional, and global levels. Detecting these changes is essential in developing land management plans and strategies. ... -
Land use/land cover (LULC) changes modeling and susceptibility mapping using the binary logistic regression at the territorial level in eastern DR Congo
(JOURNAL OF DEGRADED AND MINING LANDS MANAGEMENT, 2024-07)The Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) changes are commonly used to determine the landscape conditions and have significant impacts on the earth's surface processes. During the last three decades, there has been an acceleration ... -
Modelling Habitat Suitability for African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) Preferred Forage in a Savannah Ecosystem in Kenya
(East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources, 2025-11)Understanding the environmental determinants of habitat suitability for African elephants’ preferred forage plants is essential for effective conservation, especially in the face of climate change. This study assessed ... -
Spatio-Temporal Land Use Land Cover Changes in Moiben River Watershed (1990–2021) and Impacts on Hydrology
(Journal of Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems, 2025)This paper investigates the spatio-temporal changes in land use and land cover (LULC) and their hydrological implications in the Moiben River Watershed, Kenya, from 1990 to 2021. Remote sensing and GIS tools were used ... -
Modeling Future Scenarios for Moiben River Flow Using SWAT and CA-Markov: Implications for Sustainable Watershed Management
(International Journal of Education, Science and Social Sciences, 2025)This study utilized an integrated Cellular Automata–Markov (CA–Markov) and Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) modeling approach to forecast the hydrological response of the Moiben River watershed to future land use ... -
HUMAN HEALTH RISKS TO POTENTIALLY HARMFUL ELEMENTS EXPOSURE IN ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINING IN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2024)Despite frequent safety concerns regarding artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) activities, comprehensive investigations are uncommon. This study filled a critical research gap by holistically quantifying exposure ... -
BOTRYOSPHAERIACEAE FUNGAL SPECIES AS POTENTIAL PATHOGENS OF MELIACEAE IN THE ARID AND SEMI-ARID LANDS OF KENYA
(Indian Forester, 2017)Botryosphaeriaceae are significant and cosmopolitan pathogens worldwide. In Kenya, the fungal family has been reported on Grevillea robusta on-farm. Two Meliaceae tree species, exotic Azadirachta indica (A. Juss.) and ...
