NAIROBI, Kenya — One forest, myriad functions. The pressure on Kenya’s Mau Forest and the land-use changes occurring in and around it are among the most pressing environmental issues facing the country today, raising questions about the future of the forest—and of the millions of people who depend on the services and products it provides. […]
Research Permits
This page lists resources for procuring appropriate permits to conduct research under various national and subnational jurisdictions. It will be updated as additional experience and contacts are gained. Kenyan Research Permits National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation NACOSTI Required to conduct graduate, post doctoral, and higher research in Kenya. Affiliation NACOSTI applications require affiliation […]
Useful Links
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Accessing historical air photographs of Kenya
Most of the Colony of Kenya was photographed in the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, and used to compile the Kenyan topographic maps (scale 1:50 000; Series Y731). These maps show the locations of the air photographs and a copy of the photos are held by the Rhodes House of the Bodleian Libraries at the […]