She is a Member of the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Karamoja Peace And Technology University.

Gertrude is a faculty member in the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Previously, she lectured at Uganda Christian University (UCU) and Kyambogo University, contributing to curriculum development, research projects, and student mentorship.

Her work focuses on land restoration, ecosystem service valuation, environmental policy and governance, climate change adaptation, and integrated natural resource management.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Education (Mathematics and Geography) and a Master’s degree in Geography from Kyambogo University. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Environmental Planning and Management at Kenyatta University under a DAAD PhD scholarship. She has also completed several professional fellowships and short-term study programs, including a United Nations University fellowship in Land Restoration and Sustainable Land Management at the Agricultural University of Iceland, a DAAD-sponsored fellowship in Environmental and Remote Sensing Data Analysis at Goethe University (Germany), and a course in Artificial Intelligence in Education at the University of Bergen, supported through its sponsorship program.

1. Akello, G., Opinde, G., & Letema, S. (2025). Valuation of regulating ecosystem services in Africa: a review of policy impact reporting. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, vjae032. https://doi.org/10.1093/inteam/vjae032.
2. MN Wambede, G Akello, A Mulabbi, B Barasa, JS Lugumira, D Amonya (2023). Carbon Séquestration of Fruit Trees Under Contrasting Management Regimes. Indonesian Journal of Geography 54(3. https://doi.org/10.22146/ijg.70203
3. Kiyemba, H., Barasa, B., Asaba, J., Makoba Gudoyi, P., & Akello, G. (2023). Water hyacinth’s extent and its Implication on water quality in Lake Victoria, Uganda. The Scientific World Journal, 2023(1), 4947272. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/4947272
4. Calvin, E. J., Warsito, B., Hidayat, J. W., Gertrude, A., Paul, G. M., & Ahmed, K. (2023). Assessing the impact of charcoal production activities on the Shea Nut tree vegetation cover. Journal of Bioresources and Environmental Sciences, 2(3), 109-118. https://doi.org/jbes.2023.19260
5. Ongia, J. O., Turyabanawe, L., Barasa, B., Mulabbi, A., & Akello, G. (2021). Factors and Constraints Hindering Effective Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Case Study of Northern Uganda. https://doi.org/10.37284/ijar.3.1.431
6. Barasa, B., Turyabanawe, L., Akello, G., Gudoyi, P. M., Nabatta, C., & Mulabbi, A. (2022). The energy potential of harvested wood fuel by refugees in Northern Uganda. The Scientific World Journal, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/1569960
7. Bernard Barasa, Moses Egaru, Polycarp M. Musimami, Paul M. Gudoyi, Gertrude Akello. (2021). Best Practices of Wetland Degradation Assessment and Restoration in the Semi-Arid Areas. Case Study of Uganda, International Journal of Ecosystem, Vol. 11 No. 2, 2021, pp. 31-45.  https://doi:10.5923/j.ije.20211102.01
8. Akello G (2019) Response of Icelandic soils to grazing exclusion. United Nations University Land Restoration Programme [final project] https://www.grocentre.is/static/gro/publication/723/document/akello2019.pdf
9. Akello G (2018) Interpreting the effects of sand mining in Lwera wetland using landscape metrics and testing a rehabilitation approach. Kyambogo University repository.

12^th – 14^th October 2021, Gertrude Akello, Ólafur Sigmar Andrésson, Isabel C Barrio, and Ingibjörg Svala Jónsdóttir. Microbial communities and functionality in degraded tundra soils. IceBio Conference, 2021, Iceland. https://biologia.is/files/agrip_2021/V42.html (Poster).

28^th-30^th May 2020, GORILLA Conference, Gudoyi Makoba Paul, Lugumira Sebadduka Jerome, Turyabanawe Loy Gumisiliza, and Akello Gertrude (2020). Landslide Magnitude Mapping Using Decision Tree Algorithm on the slopes of Mt. Elgon in Eastern Uganda, Paper presentation

24^th – 28^th October 2016, 11th International Conference of the African Association of Remote sensing of the Environment. Kampala Uganda. Theme: “Our Earth, Our Heritage. Harnessing Geospatial Technologies for Sustainable Development in Africa” – Conference Assistant

2023: Spatio-Temporal Variability of Rangeland Health and Cattle Raids in the Karamoja Sub-region of Northeastern Uganda. Kyambogo University Competitive Research Grants Scheme (8th call).

2023: Establishing the Carbon Séquestration Potential of Fruit Trees Under Contrasting Management Regimes. Makerere University SIDA Project

2021: Detecting Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) invasions and risks on vegetation in Uganda. Kyambogo University Competitive Research Grants Scheme: 2021/2022 (4th call).

2018: Development of a Restoration Approach for Sand Mined Wetlands: a case of Lwera Wetland. NEMA, Uganda