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John Kigomo Qualification

Academic Qualifications

• 2019 to Present: PhD -Student- Natural Resource Management, Egerton University, Kenya
• 2009 to 2011 : Masters of Science-Forest Mensuration, Ehime University, Japan
• 2000 to 2003 : B Sc. in Natural Resource Management, Egerton University, Kenya

Key Competencies

• Proficiency in statistical soft wares (Genestat, Minitab and R)
• Proficiency in Microsoft office suite
• Good skills in application of GIS and GPS in forestry
• Research project planning and implementation

Other Courses

• 21 September to 8 November, 2020: Forest Landscape Restoration. Online Training Programme in Yale School of the Environment, USA.
• 24-27 August 2020: Restoration Opportunity Assessment Methodology(ROAM) Training Sponsored by The Global Environment Facility through FAO held at Nyeri, Kenya
• 3-7 February 2020: African Regional Data Cube and Monitoring of Environment Organized by Kenya Meteorological Department at Institute of Meteorological Training and Research, Nairobi, Kenya
• 26 to 29 August 2019: Mapathon-Land use data collection tool using Collect Earth at Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), Nairobi
• 12-20 May 2018: Training on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Remote Sensing held in Centre of Landscape and Climate Research, University of Leicester, UK
• 23 -27 April 2019: Modelling climate and Application to the Forestry Sector in Eastern and Sourthen Africa, Mombasa Kenya
• 1-18 November 2015: Advanced training workshop on ecosystem monitoring and management for developing countries, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
• 8-28 September 2015: Training workshop on tropical forest sustainable development for developing countries held in State Academy of Forestry Administration, Beijing, China
• 25 November to 5 December 2014: Training on mapping to support land use planning for REDD+ using QGIS held in Kenya Forest Service (KFS), Nairobi, Kenya
• 18 February to 1 March 2013: International course on climate change adaptation in agriculture and natural resource management, Makerere University, Uganda
• 23-27 January 2012: Refresher scientific writing course in Kenya Forestry Research Institute, Muguga
• 30 July to 10 August 2012: Capacity building in forest inventory and remote sensing held in Kenya Forest Service under PASCO Project, Japan
• 5 July to 7 August 2010: Capacity development in forest carbon budget and climate change in Ehime University (Japan) and Parankaraya University (Indonesia)
• 13 October to 2 November 2008: Capacity Building in project cycle management, strategic planning and proposal writing held in EAST College Embu Kenya
• 3-20 August 2008: Participatory GIS for Development Studies in Helsinki University Finland