1987 MSc (Botany), University of Nairobi, for thesis titled Nutrient Cycling in a Tropical Forest Ecosystem".

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1 Name: ALEXANDER NJUE, BSc. 1 st Class Hons. (UoN), MSc. Botany (UoN), PhD Ecology (UCD) Nationality: Kenyan Profession: Ecologist Mailing Address: Department Plant and Microbial Sciences, Kenyatta University, P.O. Box 43844, NAIROBI. Tel. Nairobi , , Ext (Cell phone No or ) alexnjue2000@yahoo.com BACKGROUND : ACADEMIC 1992 PhD (Ecology), University of California, Davis, for dissertation titled "The Lower Tana Floodplain Forests, Kenya: Hydrologic and Edaphic Factors as Determinants of Vegetation Structure and Function" MSc (Botany), University of Nairobi, for thesis titled Nutrient Cycling in a Tropical Forest Ecosystem" BSc (1 st Class Honours), Department of Botany, University of Nairobi, after completion of a 3:2:1 BSc degree programme (Ecology Option) Secondary and High School education, Alliance High School, Kikuyu, Kenya. RESEARCH WORK

2 PhD research project within the Tana River National Primate Reserve, titled "The Lower Tana Floodplain Forests, Kenya: Hydrologic and Edaphic Factors as Determinants of Vegetation Structure and Function". Focus of project on vegetation - environment relationships; multivariate data analysis procedures (CCA, DCA, DCCA) used to relate 18 environmental variables to 260 plant species. Interspecific associations, as well as trends in temporal change, also determined MSc research project within the Kikuyu Escarpment Forest, titled " Nutrient Cycling in a Tropical Forest Ecosystem". Focus of project on nutrient and hydrologic flux through an ecosystem, using the small watershed model. Vegetation biomass, as well as nutrient partitioning in the ecosystem, also determined BSc research project on nutrient and sediment loading into Lake Naivasha through River Malewa, and the influence of the papyrus swamp on the loading. SHORT COURSES 1993 "Tropical Managed Ecosystems", a course mounted by the Organisation for Tropical Studies in Costa Rica. As both participant and instructor. Costa Rica is recognised as a country having some of the most successful biodiversity conservation projects in the world. Focus of this field based course was on the application of ecological principles to applied problems involving conflict of development/land use and natural resource management. Experience gained included rational/sustainable utilization of natural resources, resolution of human/park conflicts, local community involvement in biodiversity conservation, biodiversity inventory (InBio), and prospecting for natural compounds. WORK EXPERIENCE 1991-DATE Lecturer, Department of Botany, Kenyatta University. Duties include teaching postgraduate and undergraduate courses, as well as supervision of postgraduate research projects. Courses taught at postgraduate level include Ecological Techniques, Advanced Botanical Techniques, Dynamics of Plant Communities, and Vegetation of East Africa. Courses taught at undergraduate level include Advanced Plant Ecology, Plant Ecology, and Aquatic Botany. OTHER CURRENT DUTIES IN THE DEPARTMENT - Coordinator, Ecology Group. - Member, Departmental Curriculum review committee

3 Other than the above, I have also served as: - Department Time Table coordinator - Field Courses Coordinator. - Computer Coordinator. - International Summer School Programme Coordinator. - Member, Botany Department Board of Postgraduate Studies - Department of Botany Representative, UNESCO National Committee on Man and the Biosphere Programme - Member, Department of Botany Promotions, Appraisal and Disciplinary Committee. - Member of the Faculty of Science Examinations Committee Tutorial Fellow, Department of Botany, Kenyatta University Field Project Coordinator, Tana Primate Project, a National Museums of Kenya umbrella organisation for research projects conducted within the Tana River National Reserve. Purpose of this multi-disciplinary project, funded by a consortium of donors, was the conservation of two endemic and endangered sub-species of primates, and their riverine forest habitat. Duties included the coordination of field work and field logistics for all on-going projects, coordinating visits by senior scientists from various countries, as well as coordinating and participating in field expeditions mounted by various organisations. Also acted as Camp Manager, Tana Research Camp, overseeing the day-to-day running of the camp designed for 6 resident and two visiting scientists. Duties included financial management of the camp, with 10 support staff, a field lab, workshop, and 6 field vehicles Graduate Assistant, Department of Botany, University of Nairobi. Courses taught included Advanced Ecology, Ecology, Aquatic Ecology and Evolution Research Assistant, University of California, Davis, with the Castle Lake Research Group. Research focus of the group the acquisition of limnological data on this pristine montane lake, to establish long-term data base for use in conservation Research Assistant, University of California, Davis, with the Lake Tahoe Research Group, a multi-disciplinary, international group in ecology. Focus of research work the establishment of long-term data base on the physical, chemical, and biological environment of this deep, oligotrophic lake, for use in it's conservation, and advancement of knowledge in the field of limnology Range Ecologist, Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya, based at the Kiboko Range

4 Research Station. SCHOLARSHIPS Graduate Training Fellowship, Emory University. GRANTS 1993 Travel and maintenance grants by the Organisation for Tropical Studies (OTS), IUCN, and the University of California, Davis, to participate in a three-month course in Costa Rica on Tropical Managed Ecosystems Travel and maintenance grant by the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF- International), to the University of California, Davis, to complete and submit PhD dissertation Research grants by the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF-International), National Museums of Kenya, and the Kenya Wildlife Service for PhD research project in Tana. PhD SUPERVISION Kariuki, F. W. Department of Botany, Kenyatta University. ACarbon Budget of Papyrus Swamps in Relation to Sustainable Harvesting of Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus L.)@. Degree awarded in Ngene, S. Mumo. Department of Zoology, Kenyatta University. AElephants (Loxodonta africana africana) Population Ecology, Habitat Use, and Interactions with Humans around Marsabit National Reserve Ngari, L. K. History Department, Kenyatta University. AIron Working and it's Environmental implications in the Upper Tana Basin C. AD 1000 to AD 1903".Draft Thesis submitted to supervisors for comment. M.Sc. SUPERVISION Julius Kibii Kirui. Efficacy of medicinal plants commonly used by Samburu people to treat waterborne deceases. Preparation of draft thesis Charles P. Mwangi. Growth response of selected indigenous species in Kakamega forest to nutrient enrichment and competition. Preparation of final thesis Cheluget Kipkemboi. Microbial and physico-chemical quality of selected water sources in Samburu District and efficacy of selected plant products in water purification. Preparation of final thesis Ms. June Mwajuma. Bacteriological Quality of Water from Permanent and

5 Ephemeral sources in Samburu District Kenya Mugechi, Nyoike. Comparative Evaluation Of Critical Wildlife Habitats In And Outside Protected Areas In Samburu, Kenya Martha M. Konje. Addis Ababa University. Plant Species Diversity and Distribution Patterns Around Lake Naivasha. Degree awarded in Ogol, E. R. O. Floristic Survey and Ecological Factors Determining the Vegetation Structure of Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary. Degree awarded in Agnes Lusweti. Addis Ababa University. "The Ecology of Invasive Alien Plant Species in Meru National Park". Field work to start in August RESEARCH WORK Dr. Alexander Njue (Principle Investigator) and Dr. Kiplagat Kotut (KU Co - PI). Sambruru Communities, Water and Wildlife. Funded by Earthwatch Institute, 3 Clock Tower Place, Suite 100. P.O. Box 75, Maynard, Massachusetts U.S.A Dr. D. Ogweno (Moi Univ - PI.), Dr. Alexander Njue (KU Co-PI), Mr. F. Atieno (IPGRI Co - PI). Samburu Wildlife Habitats. Funded by Earthwatch Institute, 3 Clock Tower Place, Suite 100. P.O. Box 75, Maynard, Massachusetts U.S.A Dr. Alexander Njue (Supervisor), Ms. June Mwajuma (M.Sc.). Bacteriological Quality of Water from Permanent and Ephemeral ssources in Samburu District Kenya. Funded by Earthwatch Institute and Rufford Maurice Laing Foundation (The Rufford/Earthwatch Grants) Alexander Njue. PhD Project. The Lower Tana Floodplain Forests, Kenya: Hydrologic and Edaphic Factors as Determinants of Vegetation Structure and Function (PhD project). Funded by WWF (International) Nutrient Cycling in a Tropical Forest Ecosystem (M.Sc. project). Funded by University of Narobi Scholarship Nutrient and Sediment Loading into Lake Naivasha through River Malewa (B.Sc. project, Department of Botany, University of Nairobi). CONSULTANCY WORK UNDERTAKEN/ REPORTS 2001 Njue, A. (Consultant). Research and Monitoring Network for the Tana River Primate National Reserve. Consultant s report submitted to Kenya Wildlife Service/World Bank's Tana GEF Project. (33pp, and a 65.5MB Database) 2001 Njue, A. (Consultant). Introduction to Methods in Vegetation Ecology. Consultant s report submitted to Kenya Wildlife Service Elephant Program/World-Wide Fund for

6 Nature. (32pp) 2001 Njue, A. (Consultant). Effects of Increasing Confinement of Elephants on Elephant/Habitat Interactions in Mt. Kenya Region. Consultant s report to Kenya Wildlife Service Elephant Program/World-Wide Fund for Nature after analysis of accumulated data. (59pp) 2001 Njue, A. (Consultant). Effects of Increasing Confinement of Elephants on Elephant/Habitat Interactions in the Shimba Hills National Reserve. Consultant s report to Kenya Wildlife Service Elephant Program/World-Wide Fund for Nature after analysis of accumulated data. (64pp) 1997 Njue, A. (Consultant). An Evaluation of Vegetation Data Collection and Analysis Procedures. Consultant s report to Kenya Wildlife Service Elephant/Habitat Interaction Study. (19pp) 1994 Njue, A. and K. Wakanene (Consultants).The Lower Tana Riverine Forests: Present Status and Impact Assessment. In: Mtonga/Grand Falls Hydropower Project. Lower Tana Environmental Impact Assessment. Consultants report submitted to Acropolis Kenya Ltd. PAPERS PRESENTED IN CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS 1999 AResearch and Monitoring Network for the Tana River Primate National Reserve@. In Peer Review Workshop, Tana GEF Primate National Reserve Project. Convened by Kenya Wildlife Service/World Bank. Nairobi, Kenya CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED 2003 Samburu Conservation Research Initiative (CRI) Strategy Planning Workshop. Convened by Earthwatch Institute. Nairobi, Kenya National Workshop on Biosphere Reserves Review by UNESCO. Malindi, Kenya Peer Review Workshop, Tana GEF Primate National Reserve Project. Convened by Kenya Wildlife Service/World Bank. Nairobi, Kenya Workshop on Environmental Impact Assesment (EIA) Guidelines and Administrative Procedures held for KWS staff and interested stakeholders The Kenya National Forum on the Convention on Biological Diversity. National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi.

7 1996 Mtonga/Grand Falls Hydro-Power Project: Phase II Workshop. ICIPE/Duduville, Nairobi. CONVENING WORKSHOPS/TRAINING PROGRAMS 2001 Training Workshop for Elephant Programme personnel, Kenya Wildlife Service, on Methods in Vegetation Ecology. COMPUTER LITERACY Fully conversant with both IBM and Apple-MacIntosh platforms. Software commonly used includes CANOCO, Twinspan, Veganal Programmes (Assorted), Esri software (ArcView, ArcInfo), SYSTAT, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher, Corel WordPerfect, Corel Presentations, Corel Quattro- Pro.