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Hire Cynthia N.

Kenya

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Researcher & strategist with 5 years experience: Carbon, Biodiversity & Regenerative Agriculture Markets

Profile Summary

Experienced environmental researcher specializing in biodiversity and carbon data collection and analysis for restoration projects, with demonstrated expertise in implementing verified standard operating procedures across diverse ecosystems and comprehensive carbon pools assessment in savannah and tropical forest biomes. Proficient in Plan Vivo, Verra, Gold Standard, and Social Carbon verification methodologies. I am currently advancing the field through innovative research on how microbial community dynamics influence soil aggregation processes and soil organic carbon under different land management systems. Career focused on developing robust, verifiable impact monitoring systems that create measurable benefits for both local communities and environmental outcomes, thus bridging the gap between rigorous scientific methodology and practical implementation in nature markets mechanisms to ensure genuine environmental impact with transparent, verifiable data for all stakeholders.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Applied Statistics
• ☆ Comparative Analysis
• ☆ Social Statistics
• ☆ Ecology
• ☆ Ecosystem Management
• ☆ Applied Ecology
• ☆ Ecological Restoration
• ☆ Conservation Biology
• ☆ Grasslands
• ☆ Biodiversity
• ☆ Microbial Ecology
• ☆ Landscape Ecology
• ☆ Agroecology

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Feasibility Study, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing

Product Development Concept Development

Work Experience

Researcher

Natural State

November 2024 - Present

Researcher

Natural State

November 2024 - Present

Agriculture researcher

Fauna & Flora International

February 2024 - August 2024

Research Assistant

CETRAD

December 2021 - December 2023

Research Assistant

CETRAD

2021 - 2023

Education

Certificate in Tropical Forests Landscape (Yale School of Environment)

Yale University

August 2025 - Present

BSC. Agricultural Economics & Rural Development (Department of Agriculture & Resource Economics)

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

September 2016 - November 2021

B.SC Agricultural Economics & Rural Development

JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE & TECHNOLOGY

September 2016 - November 2021

Certificate in GIS and Remote Sensing for Resource Mapping & Planning (Research)

CETRAD

April 2021 - May 2021

Certificate in Monitoring & Evaluation (JKUATES)

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

February 2020 - May 2020

Certifications

• GIS and Remote Sensing for Resource Mapping & Planning

  CETRAD

  January 2025 - Present

• Certificate of Monitoring & Evaluation

  Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology

  January 2025 - Present