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Conservation Science
Nasser Olwero
GIS Manager
Areas of Expertise: Conservation GIS and spatial modeling, Remote Sensing, Database Management, Programming.
Nasser Olwero
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Nasser Olwero oversees WWF US Geographic Information Systems (GIS) program including managing the GIS lab and providing GIS and RS support to the Conservation Science Program. Nasser graduated from Moi University in Kenya (undergraduate and postgraduate) with an M.Phil. degree in Environmental Science majoring in Environmental Information Systems. Initial interest was in hydrologic drought modeling in the Lake Victoria basin and impacts on livelihood and conservation. He has since worked in conservation with a strong interest in application of information technology to wildlife ecology, trend analysis and human wildlife conflicts. He has worked in conservation projects for the past seven years initially at Mpala Research Centre in Laikipia, Central Kenya. Key projects included modeling elephant crop raiding incidents, herbivore population dynamics from aerial wildlife counts and application of NDVI imagery as a surrogate for rainfall data in data poor areas. Additionally he has experience with IT including Web design, Graphics, Database Management, Computer Networking, Linux Server Management and CAD drafting (AutoCAD). Current interest is Conservation Information Systems - programming with applications to Ecosystem Services modeling.
Email: nasser.olwero@wwfus.org
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