Kenya
I am a Natural Resource Management Expert with over 20 years of working experience in the formulation and implementation of projects and programs in coastal and marine resource conservation and development within coastal East Africa. My specific areas of expertise include participatory natural resource planning and co-management, resource governance, monitoring, and evaluation.
Areas of expertise include marine governance, networking and stakeholder engagement and Monitoring and Evaluation
I am meteorologist, specializing in marine meteorology. where i work at marine and oceanography division of Kenya meteorological department.
My expertise are in Air-sea interaction, Ocean circulation, climate change on marine environment.
I am a research scientist, Masters graduate in Fisheries Science, BSc. in Microbiology and Biotechnology.
I am passionate about management and governance of aquatic systems (coastal marine and fresh water), as well as the human dimensions of environmental change social ecology systems, global environmental politics, environment and development, trade and environment agricultural biotechnology and implications for developing country.
I am a marine ecologist with bias towards conservation, rehabilitation and sustainable utilisation of mangrove resources. I have developed expertise in the field of ecological mangroves restoration, carbon financing, integrated coastal area management, climate change mitigation/adaptations, and integrated management of mangrove areas.
I am an environmental earth scientist with a bias in coastal processes and marine ecosystems conservation and management, specifically shoreline instability and beach erosion vulnerability assessment and monitoring. I also have research interests in near shore sediment and hydrodynamics influencing beach morphological dynamics.
I am also engaged in assessment of environmental accountability and governance systems in small and artisanal extractive and mining processes. I do habitats mapping for sustainable restoration and conservation.
Conservation and management of aquatic ecosystems through development of management frameworks such as strategies, action plans, policies and regulations, stakeholder engagement and aquatic resources inventory and monitoring
Dr. Sifuna is a holder of PhD in Biomedical Science and Technology from Maseno University, Kenya. He is a lecturer of Biochemistry at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology; School of Medicine. My areas of research and consultancy include: -
I have great interest in artisanal fisheries research, coral reef resilience, management and conservation.
Student taking environmental resource management. Interested on marine ecology