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Name: David Kimani Kuria Country of Origin: Kenya NLS Award: 2003-2004 Graduate Program: MSc Applied Ecology and Conservation, University of East Anglia, UK Background & Goals: David Kimani Kuria has worked with Kenyan Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai. He aimed for a senior conservation career in Birdlife International, exerting influence to protect natural resources and improve the socio-economic conditions of rural populations. Post-Degree Projects: Following his studies, David Kimani Kuria returned to his community to work on environmental issues. Because of his work, he was chosen to represent his community at an international conference on community participation in Eco-agriculture. Additionally, Kuria designed a survey, for which he obtained partial support from the United Nations Enviroment Programme, to measure community institutions and participation in natural resource issues around the Aberdare forest.
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