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Population status and conservation hotspots of Prunus Africana (Hook. F.) Kalkman in South Nandi Forest, Western Kenya
(Researchjournali’s Journal of Forestry, 2016-07-01)
Prunus africanais assessed as vulnerable globally by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The conservation status is however general and under-illustrated. It lacks details on the actual threats that cause ...
Indigenous knowledge, uses and conservation of prunus africana (hook. f.) kalkman in Nandi forests
(International Knowledge Sharing Platiform : JNSR, 2016-01-01)
Prunus africana is a multipurpose medicinal tree of worldwide fame in treatment of benign prostate cancer. However, the wild collection is no-longer sustainable due to overharvesting. In order to conserve the species, there ...
Recommendations for dealing with waste contaminated with ebola virus: a hazard analysis of critical control points approach
(2016)
Objective To assess, within communities experiencing Ebola virus outbreaks, the risks associated with the disposal of human waste and
to generate recommendations for mitigating such risks.
Methods A team with expertise ...
Stochastic drought forecasting exploration for water resources management in the upper Tana river basin, Kenya
(IGI Global, 2016)
This chapter presents the trend of drought as a stochastic natural disaster influenced by the climate variability for the upper Tana River basin in Kenya. Drought frequency, duration and intensity in the upper
Tana River ...
Antimicrobial Coumarins from the Oyster Culinary-Medicinal Mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus (Agaricomycetes), from Kenya
(International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 2016-01-01)
Pleurotus ostreatus has been widely used as food because of its nutritional and medicinal properties. These have been attributed to the presence of macronutrients, minerals, vitamins, and amino acids, among other secondary ...
Human-wildlife conflicts in Amboseli ecosystem: implications for sustainable livelihoods and wildlife conservation
(International Journal of Innovative Agriculture & Biology Research, 2016-12-17)
Land use changes in developing countries have had huge impacts on both human livelihoods and the
surrounding wildlife. This study carried out in the Amboseli ecosystem of southern Kenya, aimed to
investigate how the shift ...
Projected rainfall and temperature changes over Bungoma county in western Kenya by the year 2050 based precis modeling system
(Dept. of Geography, Bahir Dar university, 2016)
This study investigated projected changes in rainfall and temperature over Bungoma
County by the year 2050 based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES) A1B and ...