Conversion of natural habitats to intensive land-uses, has resulted in fragmentation and loss
of biodiversity. There is a spillover of species and ecological processes from natural …

There is increased global and national attention on the need for effective strategies to
control zoonotic diseases. Quick, effective action is, however, hampered by poor evidence …

Pollinator decline has been linked to landscape change, through both habitat fragmentation
and the loss of habitat suitable for the pollinators to live within. One method for exploring …

In temperate and tropical environments agricultural intensification has primarily negative
consequences for pollinator conservation. However, in arid environments agriculture is often …

Increasingly unpredictable, extreme and erratic rainfall with higher temperatures threatens to
undermine the adaptive capacity of food systems and ecological resilience of smallholder …

Dr. Mark Otieno is a dedicated scholar and conservationist with a passion for insect
mediated ecosystem services research within agro-ecosystems. Currently, Dr. Otieno is the …