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Dorothy Wanja Nyingi Quotes

born 1974 Kenya

Dorothy Wanja Nyingi (born in 1974) is a Kenyan ichthyologist and recipient of the Ordre des Palmes académiques (Order of Academic Palms) for her work on Fish Biodiversity and aquatic ecology. She is the head of the Ichthyology Department at the National Museums of Kenya.

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You have to really love the work, you may hate the job but you really have to love what you are doing to stay.

Book Review: Fishers of Kenya by Dr. Wanja (2013)

What does it do for the environment to have fish there, what does it do for the people there, why should we conserve it.

Book Review: Fishers of Kenya by Dr. Wanja (2013)

Indigenous and local communities are custodians of natural resources and their conservation practices are key to sustainable future."

Bottom Up - Wanja Nyingi on Changes needed in Conservation (2020)

The importance of this book is to show people that when you conserve water sources and wetlands you are also conserving the fishes there, with the livelihoods of those who depend on it.

Book Review: Fishers of Kenya by Dr. Wanja (2013)

Conservation is by the people.

Bottom Up - Wanja Nyingi on Changes needed in Conservation (2020)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Dorothy Wanja Nyingi (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.