Thuita Thenya

Unlocking solid waste circularity in urban settings: Insights from upcoming town in Kenya

Esther Minayo Ishuga, Gilbert Mubalama Mugisho, Thuita Thenya

Emerging and developing urban economies experience significant waste management challenges due to increased consumption rates, and limited capacity to manage waste. However, these challenges offer opportunities for waste circularity to raise valuation and reduces the amount of solid waste in the dumpsite. …

Kenya, République démocratique du Congo (code pays fourni par la source)

Patterns of Livelihood Diversification among Kamnarok National Reserve adjacent Communities in Baringo County, Kenya

Henry Kemboi Togoch, Irandu M. Evaristus, Thuita Thenya

Evidence abounds that rural households do not only receive a significant proportion of their livelihoods from agriculture, but also from non-farm sources through diversification. The purpose of the study was to assess patterns of livelihood diversification and human-wildlife conflicts among communities living …

Kenya (code pays fourni par la source)

Forest Resources Utilization, Livelihoods and Conflicts

Raphael Githaiga Wahome, Thuita Thenya, Vibeke Vindelov Jens Emborg

Conflict over natural resources is common as result of diverse interests, legal fails and governance structure. The Mau Ecosystem provided an excellent case of such conflicts area, having had a long history of competing claims over forest resources, forest excisions, encroachments, evictions, …

Forest Resources Utilization, Livelihoods and Conflicts: Synthesis of research under the “Stabilizing Kenya Through Solving Forest Related Conflicts project” (STAKE) 2012-2016

Raphael Githaiga Wahome, Thuita Thenya, Vibeke Vindeløv, Jens Emborg

Establishment of the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies and the STAKE Project. In “Forest Resources Utilization, Livelihoods and Conflicts

Raphael Githaiga Wahome, Thuita Thenya, Jens Emborg, Stephen Gitahi Kiama et autres

Experiences and personal reflections from the participants in the project:STAKE Project - entry strategy

Vibeke Vindeløv, Jens Emborg, Iben Nathan, Linda Nielsen et autres

Kenya (code pays fourni par la source)

Analysis and Perception of Health Impact of Motor Vehicle Emissions on Traffic Police in Nairobi, Kenya

Samson Murangiri Mukaria, Thuita Thenya, Raphael Githaiga Wahome, Kiemo Karatu et autres

Clean air is important for human health and well-being, air pollution has increased in many parts worldwide and thus posing a significant threat people’s health. In Kenya, the traffic police officers who constantly un covered stand on road junctions continuously expose themselves …

Traffic Police Knowledge Awareness, Attitude and Practice on Motor Vehicle Pollution City of Nairobi-Kenya

Samson Murangiri Mukaria, Kiemo Karatu Raphael G Wahome, Thuita Thenya, Michael James Gatari

People’s knowledge of awareness, attitudes and practices towards motor vehicle emissions that are dangerous and a requirement is paramount for reducing exposure among people, their impact and response of interventions that are aimed at encouraging behavioral change. This study evaluated the knowledge, …

Particulate Matter from Motor Vehicles in Nairobi Road Junctions Kenya

Samson Murangiri Mukaria, Raphael Githaiga Wahome, Michael James Gatari, Thuita Thenya et autres

Motor air pollution has become a problematic issue both within as it contributes to environmental degradation. It is evident that air crises in cities continue to rise partly because of the increasing levels of motor vehicle emissions. With the expansion of the …

Biotechnology and Food Security in Kenya - An Assessment of Public Concerns on Biosafety, Public Health and Religious Ethics

Agnes Mbugua-Gitonga, Francis B. Mwaura, Thuita Thenya

Aim: To determine the perceived public concerns on the introduction of maize related agrobiotechnology \nincluding genetically modified (GM) maize in Kenya specifically with regard to \nbiosafety, public health and religious ethics. \nStudy Design: Household survey. \nPlace and Duration of Study: A small …

Kenya (code pays fourni par la source)

Local Communities and Wildlife Interactions: Sharing land with wildlife, a case of Kitengela Wildlife Dispersal Area of Nairobi National Park in Kenya

Thuita Thenya, Francis M. Mwaura, Emmanuel Ngumbi

Launching of Horn of Africa – Regional Environment Centre & Network (HOA - REC/N) at Addis Abba.

Thuita Thenya