My background is Tourism, i work at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology and i am keen on working with community based tourism initiatives and very keen on birds in western Kenya. i have worked in different regions in Kenya; in Coast i worked with Friends of Fort Jesus birding group, in Uasin Gishu Eldoret, i worked with River Sosiani birding group and Middle Sosiani water user association, in western Kenya, KEEP IN Kakamega forest, Jambonet in Bungoma, and Gemsprings in Siaya as well as Guides in Yala Swamp, Utonga Conservancy and many more others. i am keen on utilization of wildlife resources to benefit the local communities through community based tourism initiatives. i am a member of wildlife clubs of Kenya, Nature Kenya, Utonga conservancy and patron of Avijooust birding group in Jaramogi university. i am keen on avitourism research and its contributions to human livelihoods.

Hello Ben, i am interested in attending this conference. is there a way i can be supported to attend and present a paper.

thanks

Dr. Jairus koki

Hello Friends, working withe community is very rewarding. the most rewarding thing is bringing knowledge to those who did not have it. the empowerment aspect where you make people understand that indeed there is a problem either caused by them or by others but it is affecting them in many ways. the good part of it. the good thing is that the the members would bring forward suggestions and other ways to overcome the challenges of climate change. There is a serious challenge of people in communities not knowing that planet Earth is suffering. Even those in leadership to allow one talk about climate issues is not easy. therefore let us spread the message that mother Earth needs our attention