Dr. Maina Nyongesah holds a PhD in Ecology. He is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Biological Sciences at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST). He is a visiting scholar of University of Lay Adventist of Kigali in Rwanda under the Inter-University Council of East Africa and the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE). He is a member of Kenya National Academy of Sciences and Environmental Institute. His current research focuses on biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation where he has published over 29 research articles and presented findings in conferences. He has recently developed interest in Ecological modeling  and remote sensing with focus on distribution and abundance of species in relation to climate change adaptation.