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The Wyss Academy for Nature Hub East Africa, is strengthening its research arm in Nanyuki, Kenya, and seeks to appoint one Post-doctoral Research Assistant (PDRA) in exploring the impact of global warming on the regional climate, water resources, biodiversity and human livelihoods within the Ewaso Ng’iro basin, and countrywide. Specifically the PDRA will explicitly engage with the advisors on the Wildlife Corridors and Migratory Routes Initiative, which is one of Kenya’s Vision 2030 Flagship Projects for the Environment.

The Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies (WMI) at the University of Nairobi (UoN),The Wyss Academy for Nature (Hub East Africa), and Save the Elephants hereby invite applications for TWO Master’s degree scholarships based at the WMI. 

The East African Wild Life Society (EAWLS), in collaboration with the University of Nairobi, Wangari Maathai Institute (UON-WMI), and Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI), with funding from the JRS Biodiversity Foundation, is implementing a three-year project focused on the Lake Ol Bolossat Ecosystem.

The University of Nairobi (UoN), the University of Copenhagen (UCPH), and the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) with funding from DANIDA hereby invite applications for three PhD scholarships under the project Governing Nature based Solutions: The prospects for a just green transition in Kenya (JUCAN – Justice, Carbon, Nature).

For more information and how to apply, click here.

A woman who attended Wangari maathai day 2024 at Kibugu, Embu St Charles Lwanga tenderly holding a seedling provided by WMI to go and plant on her farm to mark Wangari Maathai Legacy.

Sluse 2024, congregates at Kibugu Chiefs camp, Embu County for the start of the international Fieldwork class  until 12th March

3rd March 2024, Kibugu, Embu County, Kenya

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The International Council of IUFRO approved the 62nd IUFRO Board recommendations to hold the 27th IUFRO World Congress in Nairobi, Kenya.

"We are thrilled about the decision to take the IUFRO World Congress to Africa for the first time in the history of our Organization. The beautiful country of Kenya is an oasis of biodiversity, has strong forest traditions and a lively forest research community that is well-connected internationally. This makes it an attractive Congress venue in many respects," says IUFRO President Dr. John Parrotta.