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Introduction

The Faculty of Environment and Resources Development (FERD) was established in 1999.
The Faculty has the following three departments:

• Natural Resources
• Environmental Science 
• Geography.

Currently the Faculty has 48 teaching staff and a total of 935 both undergraduate and graduate students registered under the different programmes offered in the Faculty. The departments apply a holistic approach in training in all the programmes

Vision

The faculty envisions being a centre of excellence in developing human resource
for the sustainable management of environmental resources for the
advancement of humanity. It strives to be acclaimed as a provider of high quality interdisciplinary training, research, information, consultancy and extension
services on the environmental, geographical and natural resource issues.

Mission

• Train high calibre graduates with relevant knowledge and skills for
  careers in research, teaching, extension and consultancy.
• Conduct multi-disciplinary and problem oriented research
• Offer consultancy services in all aspects of environmental
  management
• Create environmental awareness through outreach services.

The staff in FERD are involved in the following research/project activities
including:-

• Pastoral Risk Management (PARIMA),
• Njoro River Watershed Management Project
• Indigenous Knowledge, Plant Conservation and Herbal Medicine,
• Limnology of the Rift Valley Lakes
• Policy Analysis for Participatory Poverty Alleviation (PAPPA)
• Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA),
• Energy and Rural Development
• STD, HIV/AIDS
• Land Use Impacts on Lake Naivasha Ecosystem
• Environmental Climatology and Hydrology
• Botanical Garden and Game Farming.

Departments

• Department of Natural Resources
• Department of Environmental Science
• Department of Geography

Administration

Faculty Committees
The FERD has the following committees:

• Planning/Establishment and Staff Welfare
• Botanical Garden
• Research
• Faculty Structuring (Planning)
• Environmental Conservation Week
• Mau Watershed Operation Outreach (MAWOO)
• Faculty of Environment and Resources Development at Egerton

• RESEARCH: The faculty has spearheaded research on key
  environmental issues like: Natural Resource Management and Biodiversity
  Conservation in the Dry Lands of Eastern and Central Africa, Sustainable
  Management of Watersheds, Pastoral Risk Management, Participatory
  Rural Appraisal, Population Conflicts and Internal Displacement in Kenya,
  and Migration and HIV/AIDS Risk in Kenya.
• COLLABORATION: The faculty of Environment and Resources
  Development has establihsed linkages with other world class academic
  and research institutions like: University of Western Ontario Canada, Utah
  State University, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI),
  ASARECA, and National Environment Management Authority.
• FACILITIES: The faculty is based at Egerton Universitys main campus at
  Njoro so our students have easy access to all university facilities. Besides,
  this, the faculty has modern laboratories that include: GIS Lab.

Programmes

Programmes Offered At The Faculty

1. Department of Natural Resources
- Certificate in Eco-tourism and Hospitality Management
- Diploma in Eco-tourism and Hospitality Management
- BSc in Eco-tourism and Hospitality Management
- BSc in Natural Resources Management
- BSc in Wildlife Integrated Enterprise Management
- MSc in Natural Resources Management
- MSc in Eco-tourism and Hospitality Management
- Doctor of Philosophy in Natural Resources Management

2. Department of Environmental Science
- Certificate in Environmental Impact Assessment
- BSc in Environmental Science
- MSc in Environmental Science
- Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Science

3. Department of Geography
- Certificate in Geographical Information Systems
- BSc in Geography
- MSc in Geography
- Doctor of Philosophy in Geography 

Courses