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Kiribati

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Social Scientist | 15+ years of Research & Applied Expertise on Human-Environment Dynamics

Profile Summary

I am a social scientist with extensive experience applying mixed methods to study the human-environment nexus. This includes examining local community engagement, social inclusion and equity within environmental conservation and sustainable development. I also bring 15+ years of progressive experience promoting community engagement, social inclusion and environmental safeguarding with agencies in the UN system, civil society and government. I am particularly interested in working on projects that bridge research, policy and practice, and that advance fairer outcomes for women, youth, indigenous peoples and those communities that are most affected by exclusion and climate change.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Environmental Science
• ★ Rural Development
• ☆ Environmental Policy
• ☆ Community Development
• ☆ Rural Studies

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Business & Legal Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

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

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Text Mining & Analytics, Data Insights

Work Experience

Collective Action Specialist

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

June 2024 - December 2024

Social Protection Specialist

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

February 2023 - January 2024

Chief Ecotourism Officer

Kenya Forest Service

January 2010 - February 2023

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Studies (Environment and Community Development)

Kenyatta University

April 2016 - July 2022

Master of Arts in Sociology (Rural Sociology and Community Development)

University of Nairobi

September 2003 - December 2008

Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Arts)

Kenyatta University

September 1997 - October 2000

Certifications

• PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate in Project Management

  PeopleCert & Axelos

  December 2021 - Present

• Environmental Impact Assessment/Audit Expert

  National Environment Management Authority

  August 2021 - Present

Publications

BOOK CHAPTER

Muriithi, Joseph K., and Philip Ireri. "Ecotourism Principles, Responsible Travel, and Building a Sustainable Post-pandemic Destination Kenya." Tourist Behaviour and the New Normal, Volume II: Implications for Sustainable Tourism Development. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. 195-220 .

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Ireri, Philip, Joseph Muriithi, and James Biu Kung'u. "An analysis of Kenya’s policy on local community participation in tourism." The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social and Community Studies 18.1 (2023): 51 .

Philip Ireri and James Kung{\textquotesingle}u and Joseph Muriithi(2020). Distribution of the Benefits of Ngare Ndare Forest Trust and Il Ngwesi Group Ranch Ecotourism Enterprises in Kenya . December 2020. (9(5)). p. 1178--1192. {AFRICAJOURNALS}