PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCES / WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

PUBLICATIONS

Terer, T., Ndiritu, G.G. & Gichuki, N.N., (in press). Socio-economic values and traditional strategies of managing wetland resources in Lower Tana River, Kenya. Hydrobiologia (Accepted September, 2003).

Terer, T. & Gichuki, N., (In Press). Community drought coping strategies, tactics and challenges to sustainable biodiversity management in drylands with special reference to the Maasai and Turkana people of Kenya. In: Proceedings of Regional workshop on sustainable management of biodiversity in the third millennium and beyond, 28-30 September, 2000, Arusha, Tanzania.

Terer, T., 2002. Assessment of plant diversity and conservation strategies   by using local knowledge: A promising way of sourcing biodiversity information. In:  Proceedings of the eleven Eastern Africa Environmental Network (EAEN) international conference, 25 -26 May, 2001, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi. EAEN. pp. 62-68.

Terer, T. & Gichuki, N.,  2001. Cultural values of birds and biodiversity conservation by the Kipsigis community in Kenya. Journal of Africa ornithology (Ostrich) 15:158-160.

Gichuki, N. & Terer, T.,  2001. Significance of indigenous knowledge and values of birds in promoting biodiversity conservation in Kenya .Journal of Africa ornithology (Ostrich) 15:153-157.

Gichuki, N., Terer, T & Macharia, J. (eds.), 2000. Community participation in water and wetlands conservation in Kajiado District. Proceedings of community workshop, held at ICIPE Research Centre, Nguruman, Kajiado District April 26 – 28, 2000. Wetlands Resource Programme Publication, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi.

Gichuki, N., Terer, T. & Macharia, J., 2000. Current status of wetland resources in Kajiado district: Summary of research results and recommendations. In: Gichuki, N., Terer, T and Macharia, J. (eds.) Community participation in water and wetlands conservation in Kajiado District. Proceedings of community workshop, held at ICIPE Research Centre, Nguruman, Kajiado District April 26 – 28, 2000. Wetlands Resource Programme Publication, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi. pp. 15-25.                     

Gichuki, N., Terer, T. & Macharia, J. (eds.), 2000. Celebrating our wetlands of international importance. A report of 29 Anniversary of World Wetland Day held at Louis Leakey Memorial Hall, NMK, February 5th, 2000. Wetlands Resource Programme Publication, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi.

Njuguna, P. K., Terer, T. & Gichuki, N. (eds.), 2000. Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodivesity in the Eastern Rift Valley Lakes. Proceedings of UNDP-GEF funded Task Force Workshop and Baseline Proposal Development Information held at Lake Bogoria Hotel, 17 -22 January, 2000. National Museums of Kenya , Nairobi. 52p.

Terer ,T. & Gichuki, N., 1999. The role of indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants in conservation of land resources: A case study of the Kipsigis community of Ndanai Division in Bomet District, Kenya  In: EAEN. Land care and community stewardship in East Africa, Eastern Africa Environmental Network (EAEN) Proceedings for Ninth Annual Conference held on 28-29 May at  National Museums of Kenya. Nairobi: EAEN: 40-46.

Terer, T., 1999. Extent of use of indigenous medicinal flora and potentiality of its value to be used in their protection and conservation. A case study of Ndanai Division, Bomet District, Kenya. BSc. Dissertation, Department of Environmental Science, Kenyatta University, Kenya. 80p.

Gichuki, N. & Terer, T., 1999.  Biodiversity and Conservation status of Rift Valley lakes in Kenya. Centre for Biodiversity publication, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi.

Gichuki, N. & Gichuki, C., Terer, T. &  Macharia, J.(eds.), 1999. Proceedings of stakeholders consultation workshop held at ICIPE Research Centre, Kajiado District. Part of Project Development of the Regional GEF funded conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the Eastern Rift Valley lakes. NMK, Nairobi, October 7–9, 1999. 48 p.

Njuguna, P.K., Terer, T.; Macharia, J. & Situma, C. (eds.), 1999. Proceedings of stakeholders consultation workshop held at Lake Turkana Fishing Lodge, Furguson’s Gulf, Kalokol. Part of Project Development of the Regional GEF funded conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the Eastern Rift Valley lakes. NMK, Nairobi, September 8 –10, 1999. 45 p.

Gichuki, N., Macharia, J. &  Terer, T.,(eds.), 1999. Proceedings of stakeholders consultation workshop held at Lake Bogoria Hotel, Lake Bogoria National Reserve. Part of Project Development of the Regional GEF funded conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the Eastern Rift Valley lakes. NMK, Nairobi, June 17 –19, 1999. 44 p.

CONFERENCES / WORKSHOPS

February 28, 2003: Participant, Young Marine Scientists’ Day, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Brugge, Belgium.

November 25-27, 2002: Participant, The colour of the ocean data, International symposium on oceanographic data and information management with special attention to biological data, Brussels, Belgium.

September 28- October 1, 2000: Presented paper and participant, Regional Workshop on sustainable biodiversity management in the third millennium and Beyond, Arusha, Tanzania.

September 3-8, 2000: Presented poster and participant, The tenth Pan-African Ornithological Congress (PAOC 10), Makerere University, Kampala , Uganda.

May 27, 2001: Presented paper and participant, tenth Eastern Africa Environmental Network (EAEN) Conference, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.

May 15-26, 2000: Participant, fifth Conference of Parties to the convention on biological diversity (COP5), Gigiri -Nairobi,  Kenya.

May 28-29, 1999: Presented paper and participant Ninth Eastern Africa Environmental Network (EAEN) International Conference, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.

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