School of Environmental Science and Natural Resource Management: Recent submissions
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards Paratuberculosis in Cattle and Sheep in Kericho County and Konoin Sub-County, Kenya
(2019-09)A study was carried out to determine the knowledge, attitude and practices towards bovine and ovine paratuberculosis by farmers in Kericho County, Kenya. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to 423 randomly ... -
Community Involvement in Conservation and its Implication on Poverty Alleviation
(AJEST, 2019-09)Community involvement is a participatory approach to natural resource conservation thatcatalysesa win-win situation in conservation by enhancing biodiversity conservation and improving local livelihoods. ... -
Growth and Yield Models for Plantation-Grown Cupressus lusitanica for Central Kenya 2019
(Kenya. African Journal of Education,Science and Technology, 5(2), 2019-09)The demand for timber in Kenya is increasing. However, forest managers do not have an effective tool for estimating the growth and yield of the resource against the demand to enable sustainable management. In this study, ... -
Influence of Rainfall Fluctuations on Population Trends of Eleven Wild Herbivores in Soysambu Conservancy, Kenya
(Kenya. African Journal of Education,Science and Technology, 5(2), 1-11, 2019-09-17)Recent studies have shown that about 70% of wildlife populations are found outside the protected areas in Kenya. In a bid to cater for this large portion of wildlife many conservancies have been established in Kenya. ... -
ENDOHELMINTHS OF Oreochromis niloticus baringoensis (Trewavas, 1983) AT RIVER MOLO INLET IN LAKE BARINGO, KENYA
(2018)Endohelminths infections in fish cause production and economic losses through direct fish mortality, reduction in growth and condition, reproduction, energy loss, increase in the susceptibility to disease and predation. A ... -
ABUNDANCE, MOVEMENT AND HOME RANGE OF SHARPE’S LONGCLAW IN MONTANE GRASSLANDS IN TIMAU, KENYA
(2018)Sharpe’s Longclaw (SLC) is an endangered and endemic bird that is threatened by rapid reduction in the extent and quality of its habitat. It has a very small and highly fragmented range within the agricultural landscapes. ... -
TREE NURSERY ADOPTION AS STRATEGIC ENTERPRISE ON LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENT AT THE MILLENIUM VILLAGE’S PROJECT, SIAYA COUNTY KENYA
(2018)Smallholder tree nursery enterprises are a significant aspect of efforts to improve livelihood to increase tree cover and livelihood improvement in rural areas. However due to widespread poverty, many such nurseries have ... -
THE EFFECT OF AMINO ACID SUPPLEMENTED DIETS ON GROWTH PERFOMANCE OF NILE TILAPIA (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758) FINGERLINGS REARED IN HAPAS SUSPENDED IN EARTHEN POND
(2018)Commercial diets are produced in bulk with significant anti-nutritional factors increasing aquaculture production cost. The proximate composition of local feed ingredient is limited by unbalanced dietary amino acid contents, ... -
SPATIAL – TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF LARVAL STAGES OF NILE PERCH (Lates niloticus LINNAEUS 1758) IN LAKE VICTORIA, KENYA
(2018)Lake Victoria is a relatively dynamic ecosystem with constant changes in both biotic and abiotic variables primarily influenced by human activities. Studies in the ecology and fisheries in Lake Victoria has mostly concentrated ... -
ECOSYSTEM-BASED ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
(2019)Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is a nature- based and cost effective strategy that uses biodiversity and ecosystem services to adapt to climate change impacts. While there is some evidence of climate change and its impact ... -
SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF FACTORS INFLUENCING ACCESS TO PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, KIMUMU WARD- UASIN GISHU COUNTY
(2019-11-30)Planning guidelines in Kenya recommends a school for a specified population. With regard to primary schools, it provides that pupils should attend a school close to their homes within a distance not exceeding 2 km. It is ... -
POTENTIAL OF SELECTED MACROPHYTES IN REMEDIATING UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET WASTEWATER USING MULTISTAGE TECHNIQUE
(2019-11-20)Treatment of wastewater is a challenge that has afflicted man ever since he discovered that unsafe management and disposal of wastewater into aquatic ecosystems is detrimental to environment. This research was carried out ... -
LEAD AND ARSENIC INADVERTENT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT IN INSTRUCTIONAL LABORATORIES IN MOI UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET, KENYA
(2019-11-30)Settled surface indoor dust is of environmental importance since it can act as a medium of human exposure to heavy metals. Universities laboratories are involved in varied activities some of which may expose arsenic (As) ... -
EFFECTS OF HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS ON URBAN WATER USE
(2019-11-30)Urban areas of the world are already or almost facing unprecedented water scarcity due to increased demand from the ever-growing urban population without an equivalent growth in the development of water supplies. Unfortunately, ... -
ROLE OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM RESOURCES IN ALLEVIATING HOUSEHOLD POVERTY
(2019-11-30)The role played by forest ecosystem resources is critical to forest-fringe rural households who depend on it to sustain their livelihood outcomes like alleviating household poverty and reducing household income inequality. ... -
ESTIMATION OF ENERGY OF EUCALYPTUS PLANTATIONS FOR FUELWOOD SUPPLY TO TEA FACTORIES
(2018-11-30)Trees and woodlots in plantation establishments are prominent features for wood biomass. In Kenya fuelwood remains the major supplier of energy, making its contribution to total energy supply crucial. However, there is ... -
POTENTIALS OF LAND USE PLANNING IN RESOLVING LAND USE CONFLICTS AROUND PROTECTED AREAS IN KENYA
(2019-11-30)Although land cover and land use changes are important processes that affect the ecological integrity of conservation areas, there are still gaps on how their planning is implemented so as to address the endless land-use ... -
MODELING OPTIMAL YIELD OF MAIZE UNDER DEFICIT IRRIGATION AND NUTRIENTS LEVELS
(2019-11-30)Agriculture uses the largest volume of water which is a scarce natural resource and equally demanded for both industrial and domestic requirements. Increasing demand in agricultural production for food and industrial ... -
Use of macroinvertebrate assemblages for assessing performance of stabilization ponds treating effluents from sugarcane and molasses processing
(Springer, 2017)Wastewater discharge from sugarcane processing is a significant pollutant of tropical aquatic ecosystems. For most developing countries, monitoring of the level of pollutants is done mostly through chemical analysis, but ... -
GENDER DIMENSION OF DRYLAND FARMING AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN EMBU COUNTY, KENYA
(2019-10-30)Agriculture is the backbone of Kenya’s economy, and hence its importance in enhancing foreign trade, food security, poverty alleviation, national development and revitalizing human welfare. Despite the importance of the ...
