CIFOR–ICRAF publishes over 750 publications every year on agroforestry, forests and climate change, landscape restoration, rights, forest policy and much more – in multiple languages.

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Our multidisciplinary team of researchers leverage their deep knowledge from fields such as forestry, agriculture, economics, policy and social sciences to co-create truly integrated solutions for tree and forest landscapes.

Mary Njenga

Senior Research Scientist, Bioenergy and Circular Bioeconomy

E-mail: m.njenga@cifor-icraf.org

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Biography

Doctor Mary Njenga is a senior research scientist in bioenergy and biochar systems at CIFOR-ICRAF, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Her research centres on sustainable and efficient biomass energy and biochar production and use, the circular bioeconomy, and their links to environmental sustainability, including climate change, livelihoods, health and nutrition. She also has a strong interest in natural resource management across urban, rural and refugee-hosting landscapes, as well as in adaptive technology development and transfer, emphasizing gender integration and co-learning through transdisciplinary approaches.

She holds a PhD in agroecosystem and environmental management, and an MSc in conservation biology from the University of Nairobi, as well as a BSc in natural resource management from Egerton University.


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