Publications
2019
Rainfall-Runoff Modeling Using Crowdsourced Water Level Data
Complex and costly discharge measurements are usually required to calibrate hydrological models. In contrast, water level measurements are straightforward, and...
Authors: Weeser, B.; Jacobs, S.; Kraft, P.; Rufino, M.C.; Breuer, L.
2019
Citizen science in hydrological monitoring and ecosystem services management: State of the art and future prospects
Hydrological monitoring is essential to guide evidence-based decision making necessary for sustainable water resource management and governance. Limited hydrometric datasets...
Authors: Njue, N.; Stenfert Kroese, J.; Gräf, J.; Jacobs, S.R.; Weeser, B.; Breuer, L.; Rufino, M.C.
2019
Preliminary research results on the governance of forests and water in Bududa district, Mt. Elgon forest
To establish whether and how forest resource users and water resource users jointly govern forest and water resources...
Authors: Bwire, D.; Mwangi, E.
2019
Preliminary research results on the governance of forests and water in Kapchorwa district, Mt. Elgon forest
To establish whether and how forest resource users and water resource users jointly govern forest and water resources...
Authors: Bwire, D.; Mwangi, E.
2018
Assessing the impact of land use on water and nutrient fluxes in the South-West Mau, Kenya
Although tropical montane forests are considered to provide important water-related ecosystem services, such as the supply of clean fresh water,...
Authors: Jacobs, S.R.
2018
The Water Towers of East Africa: Policies and practices for enhancing co-benefits from joint forest and water conservation
This project aims to identify and propose innovative practices for strengthening linked forest and water resource governance in order to...
Authors: CIFOR;
2018
Mwavuli wa Miti na Uoto Hupunguza Upotevu wa Maji, Virutubisho na Udongo
To establish whether and how community forest associations and water resource user associations work to jointly govern forest and water...
Authors: Jacobs, S.; Rufino, M.C.
2018
High tree & vegetation cover reduce water, nutrients and soil loss
To establish whether and how community forest associations and water resource user associations work to jointly govern forest and water...
Authors: Jacobs, S.; Rufino, M.C.
2018
Matokeo ya utafiti unaohusu usimamizi wa misitu na vyanzo vya maji katika msitu mdogo wa Saboti-Sosio katika Msitu wa Mlima Elgon
To establish whether and how community forest associations and water resource user associations work to jointly govern forest and water...
Authors: Bwire, D.; Mwangi, E.; Rotich, S.
2018
Preliminary research results on the governance of forests and water in Saboti-Sosio forest, Mt. Elgon
To establish whether and how community forest associations and water resource user associations work to jointly govern forest and water...
Authors: Bwire, D.; Mwangi, E.; Rotich, S.
2018
Utafiti unaohusu usimamizi wa misitu na vyanzo vya maji katika msitu wa Kimothon eneo la Mlima Elgon
Kuthibitisha ikiwa na jinsi mashirika ya jamii yanayohifadhi misitu na mashirika ya wanaotumia maji yanavyoshirikiana kusimamia msitu na maji....
Authors: Bwire, D.; Mwangi, E.; Rotich, S.
2018
Preliminary research results on the governance of forests and water in Kimothon Forest Reserve, Mt. Elgon
To establish whether and how community forest associations and water resource user associations work to jointly govern forest and water...
Authors: Bwire, D.; Mwangi, E.; Rotich, S.
2018
Matokeao ya utafiti kuhusu usimamizi wa misitu na vyanzo vya maji katika msitu wa Cheptais eneo la Mlima Elgon
Kuthibitisha ikiwa na jinsi mashirika ya jamii yanayohifadhi misitu na mashirika ya wanaotumia maji yanavyoshirikiana kusimamia msitu na maji....
Authors: Bwire, D.; Mwangi, E.; Rotich, S.
2018
Preliminary research results on the governance of forests and water in Cheptais Forest, Mt. Elgon
To establish whether and how community forest associations and water resource user associations work to jointly govern forest and water...
Authors: Bwire, D.; Mwangi, E.; Rotich, S.
2018
Mpango wa Usimamizi Shirikishi wa Msitu wa Londiani, 2018-2022
Msitu wa Londiani ni miongoni mwa misitu mingi katika Kaunti ya Kericho. Msitu huu una eneo la hekta 9,015.50. Msitu...
Authors: Kenya Forest Service
2018
Londiani Participatory Forest Management Plan 2018-2022
Londiani Forest is among many forests in Kericho County and has an area of 9015.50 ha. It was gazetted via...
Authors: Kenya Forest Service
2018
Muhtasari Wa Mpango Wa Kusimamia Bonde Ndogo La Maji la Itare-Chemosit 2018-2022
Toleo hili ni muhtasari wa Mpango wa Kusimamia Bonde Ndogo la Maji (Sub-catchment management plan-SCMP). Muhtasari huu unalenga programu za...
Authors: Water Resources Authority and Itare-Chemosit Water Resource Users Association (WRUA)
2018
Itare-Chemosit Sub Catchment Management Plan (SCMP) 2018-2022
The Sub-Catchment Management Plan (SCMP) is a document for managing catchment and water resources at sub-catchment level in an area...
Authors: Water Resources Authority and Itare-Chemosit Water Resource Users Association (WRUA)
2018
Matokeo ya utafiti wa mradi wa Minara ya Maji, Itare, Msitu wa Mau
Kutambua iwapo na ni kwa njia gani vyama vya msitu wa jamii na jumuiya za watumiaji rasilimali zinashirikiana katika kusimamia...
Authors: Bwire, D.; Mwangi, E.; Rotich, S.
2018
Water Towers project preliminary research results Itare, Mau forest
To establish whether and how community forest associations and water resource user associations work to jointly govern forest and water...
Authors: Bwire, D.; Mwangi, E.; Rotich, S.
2018
Matokeo ya utafiti wa mradi wa Minara ya Maji, Londiani, Msitu wa Mau
Kutambua iwapo na ni kwa njia gani vyama vya msitu wa jamii na jumuiya za watumiaji rasilimali zinashirikiana katika kusimamia...
Authors: Bwire, D.; Mwangi, E.; Rotich, S.
2018
Water Towers project preliminary research results Londiani, Mau forest
To establish whether and how community forest associations and water resource user associations work to jointly govern forest and water...
Authors: Bwire, D.; Mwangi, E.; Rotich, S.
2018
Citizen scientists monitor water quantity and quality in Kenya
Key messages
- Low-cost, reliable methods for monitoring water levels and water quality are needed to assist water-resource managers...
Authors: Rufino, M.C.; Weeser, B.; Stenfert Kroese, J.; Njue, N.; Gräf, J.; Jacobs, S.; Kemboi, Z.; Ran, A.M.; Cerutti, P.O.; Martius, C.; Breuer, L.
2018
Using High-Resolution Data to Assess Land Use Impact on Nitrate Dynamics in East African Tropical Montane Catchments
Land use change alters nitrate (NO3-N) dynamics in stream water by changing nitrogen cycling, nutrient inputs, uptake and hydrological flow...
Authors: Jacobs, S.R.; Weeser, B.; Guzha, A.C.; Rufino, M.C.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.; Windhorst, D.; Breuer, L.
2017
Women for Water and Wood?: Analysis of Gender Differentiation in Forest and Water Management - A Case Study of the Mau Forest Complex in Kenya
According to current statistics and reports from several institutions like the World Bank (WB), Kenya is a country on the...
Authors: Gomm, L.
2018
Citizen science pioneers in Kenya – A crowdsourced approach for hydrological monitoring
Although water is involved in many ecosystem services, the absence of monitoring data restricts the development of effective water management...
Authors: Weeser, B.; Stenfert Kroese, J.; Jacobs, S.R.; Njue, N.; Kemboi, Z.; Ran, A.; Rufino, M.C.; Breuer, L.
2018
Management intensity controls soil N2O fluxes in an Afromontane ecosystem
Studies that quantify nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes from African tropical forests and adjacent managed land uses are scarce. The expansion...
Authors: Wanyama, I.; Pelster, D.E.; Arias-Navarro, C.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.; Verchot, L.V.; Rufino, M.C.
2017
Land use affects total dissolved nitrogen and nitrate concentrations in tropical montane streams in Kenya
African tropical montane forests are facing fast and dynamic changes in land use. However, the impacts of these changes on...
Authors: Jacobs, S.R.; Breuer, L.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.; Pelster, D.E.; Rufino, M.C.
2016
Mapping Forest Degradation in the Mau Forest Complex Using NDFI Time Series
Located in a highly populated region the Kenyan Mau forest complex is increasingly exploited for cattle grazing, fuel wood collection...
Authors: Bewernick, T.
2016
Monitoring 40 years of land use change in the Mau forest complex, Kenya: a land use change driver analysis
Land use systems are a fundamental part of the Earth's surface. Change of land use has significant impacts on climate,...
Authors: Swart, R.
2016
Impacts of land use on water and nutrient cycling in the South-West Mau, Kenya: Project description and preliminary data
With the current rise in interest and awareness of conserving forests as a source of clean water and other water-related...
Authors: Jacobs, S.; Weeser, B.; Njue, N.; Guzha, A.; Breuer, L.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.; Martius, C.; Rufino, M.C.