Rangelands

Dr. Oscar Koech from the University of Nairobi (UoN), Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) provided a lecture on Rangeland Ecosystems the Wake of Climate Change. The Webinar was organized by Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Kenya and Farmers Association of Community Self Help Investment Groups (FACHIG) Trust from Zimbabwe.

Postgraduate and undergraduate pursuing BSc in Management and BSc in Management of Agro-ecosystems and Environments in this department on18th March, 2022 visited Nairobi National Park. The objectives of the field trip was to 1) Assist the students to understand better the concept of biodiversity 2) expose students to biodiversity of the Rangelands (ASALS), 3) Expose students to key concepts of Biodiversity conservation for tourism development in Kenya.

ARM 503: Range Management in Pastoral Societies is a first semester course offered to students taking MSc. Range Management at the Department of Land Resource Management & Agricultural Technology.

Register for  a virtual congress and join speakers  discussing on sustainable use of  Grassland and Rangeland  Resources.

On 16th December 2020, the Regional International Year for Rangelands and Pastoralists Support Group (RISG) was launched. This involves various stakeholders among them University of Nairobi (UoN). UoN officially joins the networks of international organizations, governments, NGOs, INGOs, civil society organizations, among other groups and individuals in the push for UN to observe and mainstream the IYRP. Dr.