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The tree planting exercise was in response to a request by the Ministry of Education to set aside 10% of the University land for afforestation. The University Management tasked the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences to lead this noble initiative. The Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies is coordinating this initiative through identification of appropriate sites and overall coordination including data management (area afforested, number of trees and spp., assessment of survival rates etc).

The Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies (WMI) was privileged to hold the first UoN@50 Webinar Series on Wednesday 23 September, 2020 from 2.00pm. Prof. Stephen Kiama, Vice Chancellor, University of Nairobi, officially opened the Webinar. In his remarks, Prof. Kiama pointed out that the WMI carries the legacy of the late Prof. Wangari Maathai.

Prof. Nyamasyo today donated several books with different environmental themes to the Institute’s library. He retired in June 2020 from the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi. Prof. Nyamasyo has been lecturing at the Wangari Maathai Institute (WMI) since 2013. He taught Integrated Natural Resource Management and Integrated Environmental Management to our M.Sc. and PhD students, respectively. He also supervised several WMI Masters and PhD students since 2013.

University of Nairobi is offering 137 masters scholarships for the 2020/2021 academic year. The
applications are open only to applicants for the September 2020 intake.

General guidelines to applicants

Eligible applicants must meet the following criteria among other specific criteria by their respective
units.

Click here to follow the conversation with Prof. Stephen Kiama, Vice Chancellor, University of Nairobi

Wangari Maathai Institute (WMI) conducted a virtual orientation for new students on August 31, 2020. The students are drawn from diverse backgrounds and will be pursuing M.Sc. and PhD courses in Environmental Governance and Environmental Governance and Management, respectively.