Students from the Sustainable Land Use and Natural Resource Management Programme (SLUSE) interdisciplinary field course held a community feedback session at Othaya Community Hall to share insights from their recent fieldwork in Othaya, Nyeri County.
The Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies marked the 2026 Wangari Maathai Day and Africa Environment Day with a tree growing activity on 3rd March that brought together SLUSE students from WMI and the University of Copenhagen, members of the Gatugi community, and the environmental group Hearts of Green. The activity focused on a simple idea: planting trees matters, but making sure they grow matters even more.
The Inkiito Tree Planting& Growing Success Story
The Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies is registered by NEMA as a centre for training for Integrated Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Audit (EIA &EA) as part of its activities.
We will have three training sessions as follows:-
1st Cohort: Course Duration: 02/02/2026 - 13/03/2026
Application Deadline: 15th January 2026
2nd Cohort: Course Duration: 02/06/2026 - 10/07/2026
Application Deadline: 15th May 2026
Wangari Maathai Legacy Inspires Platinum Forest
The Wangari Maathai Institute, in partnership with Hearts of Green and Kanisa Sacco, led a tree-growing drive at Kenyatta University on 4th Sept 2025, under the Landscape Repair and Transformation (LANSRET) Project. The initiative saw the planting of 600 trees aimed at restoring degraded landscapes, promoting biodiversity, and combating climate change.
The event, symbolized not just an environmental act but a shared commitment to sustainability, collaboration, and legacy.
Are you looking to enhance your understanding of environmental impact assessment (EIA) and environmental auditing (EA)? The Wangari Maathai Institute (WMI) at the University of Nairobi (UoN) September 2025 INTAKE is now ON for these short courses.
This practical program equips participants with the knowledge and skills to conduct effective EIAs and EAs, ensuring responsible environmental practices within their organizations.
Why Apply?
A. Project Background
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 FOUR Masters field scholarships under the project Governing Nature based Solutions: The prospects for a just green transition in Kenya (JUCAN – Justice, Carbon, Nature). https://jucan.uonbi.ac.ke/
B. About the research project
In a significant step toward environmental restoration, Viva 365 Insurance Brokers planted 20 indigenous trees at the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies (WMI) on May 17, 2025. The event marked Viva's adoption of a half-acre meditation site as part of the Landscape Repair and Transformation project (LANSRET), with a three-year commitment to maintain the area. This partnership addresses the challenge of invasive species that have threatened the institute's gardens.
