James Maina Maina

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James Maina Maina

Research Scientist
E-mail : jmaina@kefri.org
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Designation : Reseacrh scientist
Expertise : Silviculture

Technical Notes /Protocols/Guidelines

  1. Sustainability of sugarcane bagasse briquettes and charcoal value chains in Kenya: results and recommendations from implementation of the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) Indicators, UN Environment Programme, 2019.
  2. Guideline on propagation, management and utlisation of bamboo: Kenya's Water Towers Protection and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (WaTER) Programme, 2018
  3. Training manual on bamboo propagation and management, Kenya's Water Towers Protection and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (WaTER) Programme, 2018

Key Competences

  • Team player
  • Team building
  • Results-driven

Employment History

  1. 2006-2008: Field Officer (North/South Imenti Constituencies), Green Belt Movement, Kenya
  2. 2008-2010: Intern, Kenya Forestry Service (KFS), Forest Inventory for National Resource Management (NRM) project
  3. 2010-2020: Research scientist, Kenya Forestry Research Institute, P.O Box 1078-2028 Malindi

Academic Qualification

  1. 2013-2015: Master of Environmental Science (Land and Water Management), University of Western Australia, Australia
  2. 2001-2005: BSc. Forestry, Moi University, Eldoret

Other Courses

  1. May-June 2011: Scientific writing course, Kenya Forestry Research Institute, Nairobi
  2. July-August 2012: Remote sensing of forest resources, Japanese International Agency, Tokyo-Japan