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Brief Biography (English)
Dr Jacqueline Kariithi is an environmental scientist passionate about conservation, tourism and development issues. She holds a PhD in Environmental and Geographical Science from the University of Cape Town. She recently completed a postdoctoral program in the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University. She is an Interdisciplinary Scientist broadly working on the intersection with conservation and development specifically addressing community livelihoods. She is in the process of starting a research center on the Kenyan side of Mount Elgon addressing mountain social-ecological systems with a holistic model including research, observations, capacity building and connections to policy makers.
