Dr. Anne Wangari Kairu Publications 

Research publications, reports and briefs

1. Kairu, A., Kotut, K. Mbeche, R., and Kairo, J. (2021). Participatory Forestry Improves Mangrove Forest Management in Kenya. International forestry review. 23 (1), 41-54.
2. Kairu, A., Upton, C., Ndambiri, J.K, (March 2021). Forest Alerts: Implementation & Evaluation. Forest 2020, funded by UK Space Agency.
3. Kairu, A., Upton, C., Huxham, M., Kotut, K., Mbeche, R., & Kairo, J. (2017). From shiny   shoes to muddy reality: understanding how meso-state actors negotiate the implementation gap in participatory forest management. Society & Natural Resources, 31(1), 74-88.
4. Nunan, F., Kairu, A., Kairo, J., & Wanjiru, C. (2016). Achieving multi-level, integrated governance of coastal ecosystems in Kenya. CESEA Research Policy and practice brief. https://www.academia.edu/30086039/Achieving_multi- level_integrated_governance_of_coastal_ecosystems_in_Kenya.
5. Kairu, A., Gichuki, N., Kanya, J., & Kindt, R. (2014). Environmental factors influencing structure and distribution of east African green heart (Warburgia ugandensis Sprague) in Mt. Kenya Forest. International journal of biodiversity and conservation, 6(6), 452-458
6. Kairu, A., Gichuki, N., Kanya, J., & Kindt, R. (2013). Disappearing medicinal plants in Mt. Kenya Forests, Kenya: a case study of east african green heart (Warburgia ugandensis sprague). Topclass Journal of Herbal Medicine, 2(7),159-165.

Conferences, courses and workshops attended

1. Eleventh Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) Scientific Symposium,1-6 July 2019, Mauritius. Oral presentation, Title: Evolution of forest policies and their implications on mangrove management in Kenya.
2. The Second Biennial Conference of the Political Ecology Network (POLLEN), Oslo, Norway, from 20  to  22 June 2018.  Oral  Presentation,  Title:  Performing  PFM:  Agency,  Accountability  and Bricolage in Forest Governance.
3. The international Conference on Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme, 8-9 March 2018, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Nairobi, Kenya. Oral Presentation, Title: From Shiny Shoes to Muddy Reality: Understanding how Meso-State Actors Negotiate the Implementation Gap in Participatory Forest Management.
4. The Tenth Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) Scientific Symposium, 30th October- 4th November 2017, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Poster presentation, Title: Structure and productivity of mangroves in community and State managed forests in Kwale County, Kenya.
5. Mangroves and National Determined Contributions (NDCs) National workshop, on 29th -31st October 2019 in Lamu, Kenya.
6. Training on use of plagiarism detection software September 2018; University of Embu.
7. Nvivo training by Data Solutions Services, U.K. February 2016. Online.
8. Stakeholders Workshop on Review of Legal & Institutional Framework governing the coastal zone, 23rd -24th Feb 2016. Bamburi beach hotel, Mombasa.
9. Ethnographic methods and practice. The London School of Economics and Political Science. 2014.