Dr. Boniface Kiteme holds a MA in Planning (UoN) and a PhD in Natural Resources Management from the Institute of Geography, University of Bern Switzerland. He has researched in semi-arid environments and areas in transition, and has been a part-time lecturer in the Department of Geography, University of Nairobi for over twenty (20) years. He was recently granted a UNESCO Chair (co-chaired with Prof. Dr. Stephan Rist of University of Bern) on Natural and Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Mountains Development. He was appointed CETRAD’s Director in the year 2002.