International Journal of Economy, Energy and Environment

Volume 4, Issue 5, October 2019

  • Assessing Willingness to Accept Compensation and Willingness to Pay for Kipkunur Forest Ecosystem Conservation in Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya

    Silah Kiplimo Misoi, Joel Sumukwo, Paul Okello Odwori

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 5, October 2019
    Pages: 88-95
    Received: Aug. 26, 2019
    Accepted: Sep. 19, 2019
    Published: Oct. 09, 2019
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    Abstract: Public forests provide a variety of goods and services to communities whose opportunity cost is related to the value of alternative goods and services. This study sought to assess expressed conservation value of Kipkunur forests stock flow among economic units using expressed willingness to accept compensation and to pay. In order to account for fo... Show More
  • The Influence of Biocatalytic Plant Extracts on Biogas Production from Kitchen Wastes at Cryo-mesophilic Temperature Regimes

    Bakari Chaka, Aloys Osano, Justin Maghanga, Martin Magu

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 5, October 2019
    Pages: 96-105
    Received: Sep. 08, 2019
    Accepted: Oct. 05, 2019
    Published: Oct. 21, 2019
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    Abstract: Radicalization in waste-to-energy systems are on the rise to meet human energy demands. Biogas generation from kitchen wastes is one such scheme, though affected by poor yields and methane levels at low temperatures. In this research, biocatalytic extracts with fermentative properties were hereby assessed on their potential to fasten these processe... Show More