Stephen M. Mureithi Email & Phone Number

Kenya

Nairobi County, Kenya

1. Teaching following courses: Rangeland Improvement and Rehabilitation; Land Evaluation for Agricultural Planning; Soil and Water Conservation; Landforms and Soil Formation; Watershed Management; Environmental Hydrology.2. Master and PhD Student supervision.3. Community outreach in building capacity in scaling out watersheds and ecosystem restoration.3. Research, consultancy and collaboration activities.Current research projects:1. Triple L (Landscape, Livestock and Livelihoods Dynamics) Initiative2. Scaling rangeland restoration in drylands through synergies in the biodiversity – water-climate nexus (Restore4More)3. Visibilizing climate change impacts on nutrition and mental health among vulnerable populations in East African drylands to catalyse climate action at scale (Visibilize4ClimateAction in East Africa Project).4. Achieving the SDGs in East African drylands: Pathways and challenges towards a social-ecological transformation of landscapes, livestock and livelihoods (Drylands Transform).5. Management and restoration towards healthy rangelands in East Africa (Dryland Restore).6. Science-based and co-produced transformative Rangeland Management Practices – how to deal with encroachment of unwanted woody species (TRAMAP Kenya). A project within AgriFoSe2030 Programme Phase II Challenge 2: Agricultural productivity and Ecosystem services.7. Escaping the pastoralist paradox in the face of climate change: A comparative analysis of different tenure systems and their implications for climate vulnerability in semi-arid Sub-Saharan African.8. Understanding the contribution of Atmospheric Nitrogen to the increasing Nitrogen levels in Lake Victoria, Kenya. An IAEA’s Co-ordinated Research Project titled ‘CRP F32008: Global monitoring of nitrogen isotopes in atmospheric waters’

Nairobi, Kenya

1. Teaching following courses: Land Degradation and Rehabilitation; Land Evaluation for Agricultural Planning; Soil and Water Management; Landforms and Soil Formation; Watershed Management; Environmental Hydrology2. Curricular development, Student supervision and other Administrative duties.3. Research, consultancy and collaboration activities.Current research projects:1. Systems for Land-based Emissions Estimation for Kenya (SLEEK)2. Triple L (Landscape, Livestock and Livelihoods Dynamics) Initiative3. Integrating Isotopic techniques for water balance and Nitrate source classification in R. Nyando catchment of Lake Victoria, Kenya - Under IAEA Co-ordinated Research Project F330214. Enhancing resilience of livestock-based production systems in Northern Kenya. Project funded by IGAD-ARPDF, and being implemented by the university of Nairobi, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, and PACIDA

Nairobi

The System for Land-based Emissions Estimation in Kenya (SLEEK) is a data and modeling system to track emissions and removals of greenhouse gases for the land sector. SLEEK will enable Kenya to report its land sector emissions, engage in carbon markets and evaluate different land use scenarios for sustainable development. SLEEK will inform policy decisions on resource use, including planning for regrowth, protection of forest resources, improved agricultural productivity, and enhanced water availability. SLEEK is funded by the Clinton Climate Initiative with funds from the Australian Government.

Nairobi, Kenya

1. Teaching following courses: Land Degradation and Rehabilitation; Land Evaluation for Agric. Planning; Soil and water Management; Landforms and Soil Formation; Range and Agro-ecology I; Environmental Hydrology; Soil Science for Conservation Biology.2. Modules and curricular development.3. Research, consultancy and collaboration activities.

West Pokot, Kenya

Senior Researcher and resource person on restoration of degraded arid environments. Resource mobilisation through project proposals; Field research and Supervising PhD and MSc students within the consortium

Gent Area, Belgium

I worked at the Laboratory of Soil Science, Department of Geology and Soil Science at Ghent University , Belgium. My research interests were restoration of degraded semi-arid rangelands and especially enhancing revegetation of indigenous plant species. I also researched on the role of improved grazing management and wildlife conservation in livestock-wildlife interface environments in enhancing ecosystem recovery and livelihoods of local people.

Gent Area, Belgium

Undertook courses in Soil Science, Land Information Systems and Geostatistics. Graduated with distinctionSponsored by the Vlaamse Interuniversiteit Raad (VLIR) SchorlashipMarch 2005: Undertook extensive excursion for regolith prospection and ecosystem dynamics in Belgium and The Netherlands under the auspices of Laboratory of Soil Science, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University.Conducted research in Kenya from July to September, 2005 for my MSc thesis.Undertook coursework on the history and culture of the lowland countries

Doctor Of Science, Earth Science (Land Resource Management)

Thesis Title: "The effects of enclosures and land zoning on the restoration of degraded semi-arid rangeland in Kenya" Awarded on 29th Nov..

M.Sc., Physical Land Resources

Activities and Societies: Enjoyed my stay and study in a foreign country, with different culture, social set up and culinary.Master.

Mashav Short Course Programme, Conservation Of Biodiversity In Desert Ecosystems

Sde Boker Campus

Bsc, Range Management