Benjamin Mutuku Kinyili

• PhD Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Studies (Environmental Science) Kenyatta University
• Assistant Chief Conservator of Forests at Kenya Forest Service

Understanding historical patterns of forest cover change (FCC) is critical for predicting future trends and informing sustainable management strategies. This study quantified and analyzed historical and projected FCC in the Mount Kenya Ecosystem (MKE), central Kenya. Land Use Land Cover (LULC) maps for 2000, 2014, and 2023 were classified using Ran...

Agroforestry practice affects physical and chemical parameters especially in the tropical region of Sub-Saharan Africa where adoption of the practice is fairly recent. To understand those effects, a study was conducted using soil samples taken in farms adopting/non adopting agroforestry practises, selected using a stratified, random sampling strate...

Fencing for forest conservation currently applied in many countries. Data on community perceptions regarding the erection of fences aimed at conserving forests is however limited especially in developing countries. This study was carried out to assess local people attitudes on fencing for forest conservation management of Western Mt. Kenya Forest....

There is absence of information on biodiversity of wild medicinal plants in wetlands across the world. This study therefore, documented the wild medicinal plants of wetlands in Kenya. The study was conducted through secondary data and scooping review methodology. A total of 122 species of medicinal plant in 42 families were reported previously. Mos...

Forest conservation is important in climate change mitigation. The Indigenous Knowledge (IK) or Indigenous Knowledge System (IKS) has recently been recognised in forest conservation for climate change mitigation. The potential use of IKS in climate change management in Sub-Saharan Africa including Kenya is unknown. Numerous analytical postulations...

There is an urgent need for Kenya to develop its economy achieve decent economic development in the near future which can be achieved through a raft of conventions such as Kenya Vision 2030, African Union (AU) Agenda 2063, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Bottom up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) model. A closer scrutiny of these docu...

Monitoring forest cover change is a critical endeavor for assessing and addressing environmental challenges, particularly deforestation and its associated impacts. It involves the systematic observation and analysis of forested regions over time using various technologies, including remote sensing and satellite imagery. By comparing historical and...

The drylands of Kenya that comprise of Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) make up about 80% of the total land area and are largely inhabited by agro and nomadic pastoralists. Despite the large area, their contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is about 5%, mainly through livestock husbandry and dryland farming. Modern approaches to land resourc...

Land as a resource remains a useful in alleviating human risks through provision of food, water, energy and environmental goods/services. There appears to be intertwined relationship between land and climate change, where climate change is perceived as a threat to land, while land and land use remains a major factor in climate change. There are how...

Recent estimates put the total area of the world under forests at approximately 4.06 billion hectares (31% of the total land area), which represent a reduction of 420 million hectares (9.375%) from the 4.48 billion hectares under forests (34.2% of the total land area) in 1990. In Kenya forest cover in 2020 was 3,611,000 ha (6.2% of the total land a...

ABSTRACT Forests in Kenya provide suites of environmental, economic, social and cultural benefits. The economic values of the forest can be enhanced through making the sector to be commercial. As a result, the issue of forest legislation and policy has remained an important consideration to achieve increased commercial value of the forest. However,...

There is currently less emphasis in private financing in forest sector within the Sub-Saharan Africa including Kenya. However, in more recent time, the recognition of commercial value of forest and forest resources, the emergence of payment for forest ecosystem services and the drive towards commercialization of forest and forest resources has acce...

PRESENTATION OUTLINE 1. Preamble 2. Background to Kenya 30/30 Agenda Commitments 3. Background to Montreal Bio Diversity Conference Commitments on 30/30 4. What Needs to Happen at COP 15: Montreal, Canada, December 7th – 19th, 2022. 5. The Aichi Biodiversity Targets: An Overview and Some Characteristics 6. We Need to Protect and Conserve 30% of t...

Adoption of agricultural innovations is essential for improvement of livelihoods of smallholder farmers, especially in developing countries where agricultural development lags the rest of the world. As a result, different agroforestry practices have been adopted and currently being practiced in the Sub Saharan Africa. The economic and policy is...

Sub Saharan African (SSA) region rely heavily on fuelwood for their energy needs and will potentially increase in the foreseeable future due to increased population growth in the region. The continued utilization of fuelwood in the region subject to inefficient technology of energy conversion is projected to put more increasing pressure on forest c...

Sports diplomacy has achieved great strides in achieving international, regional and local unity, but little is still known about its influence in developing countries. This research examines the means of incorporating sports in diplomacy in Kenya. The study adopted exploratory research design. The primary data were obtained through structured ques...

Utilizing Sports for Forest Conservation in Kenya

The world today is being dredged of its natural resources, which human beings depend on for their survival on food, water catchment, climate change mitigation and livelihood. These illicit trades in forest natural resources are known as forest crimes and they are attracting great concern to individuals, groups, multinationals and states. Illegal fo...

Bamboo Growing for Forest Conservation in Kenya.

The role of agroforestry in improving soil quality is well appreciated. However, there is debate as to how duration of agroforestry practice affects soil quality especially in the tropical region of Sub Saharan Africa where adoption of the practice is fairly recently. Therefore, objective this study was to investigate the influence of duration of a...

Abstract: The slow pace in adoption of agroforestry in the Sub Saharan Africa, particularly in arid and semi arid areas (ASALs) warrant an understanding of the underlying factors. Several studies have indicated that in resource limited countries including the ASALs, socio-economic and institutional factors may play a key role in adoption of agri...

Environmental security remains a key challenge in the late 19th through to the 21st century, whose solution has attracted a number of initiatives. Sports diplomacy has achieved great strides in achieving international, regional, and local unity. However, the use of sports diplomacy in achieving environmental security has received much less resear...

Agroforestry provides a number of ecosystem goods and services. Yet evidence of agroforestry supporting these perceived benefits in rural areas have increased over the last three decades. This study determined influence of agroforestry adoption on ecosystem services and livelihoods for smallholder farmers in Machakos County. The study was condu...

Semi-arid lands typically suffer from sustainable land use challenges including climate variability, declining agricultural productivity, low economic prowess and poor livelihood conditions. In order to sustainably address these challenges, agroforestry has been fronted as a critical entry point allowing for the integration of trees on farms and di...

Agroforestry may provide multiple ecosystem services. Thus, understanding relationships between ecosystem services can help minimize undesired trade-offs. The aim of this study was to determine the trade off between agroforestry and ecosystem services among smallholder farmers in Machakos County, Kenya. The study was conducted using a survey resear...

Forests are valuable for environmental, ecological, cultural, social and economical support to natural systems and improvement of human welfare. The world‟s forest cover is estimated to be about 3.6 billion ha. Out of this portion, 57% is located in developing countries and indirectly supports about 1.6 billion people where at least 400 million...