Maasai Mara Science and Development Initiative is a partnership between University of Nairobi, Aarhus University (Denmark), Kenya Wildlife Trust, the Mararianta community and the Karen Blixen Camp Trust.
We want to contribute to conserving the Maasai Mara ecosystem, its rich wildlife and culture through interdisciplinary research and development initiatives.
Since 2014 we have started more than 20 research projects, providing important data about the Greater Mara Ecosystem.
Check out our publications. Many of them are Open Access, free for all to read.
We are a member of the One Mara Research Hub
We want to contribute to conserving the Maasai Mara ecosystem, its rich wildlife and culture through interdisciplinary research and development initiatives.
2019.10.02 | Research news
Master thesis by David Bækby Houborg, Aarhus University shows that with a rotational grazing system, the conservancy supports wildlife populations as well as a recovery period of 5 months for the plant species richness and insect diversity.
2019.10.02 | Knowledge exchange
Today the Maasai Mara Science and Development Initiative is featured with an article in the magazine 360.dk, published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. The article (in Danish) is describing our partnership across Danish-Kenyan universities, NGOs, companies and the local community in the Mara as a good example of how partnerships can…
2019.10.02 | Research news
Tuesday 27 August, 2019 the board and secretariat of the Maasai Mara Science and Development Initiative met at Aarhus University, celebrating the 5 year anniversary of our Initiative and the more than 20 research and development projects that have been initiated.
2019.04.02 | Seminar
The course will take place 20-24 May 2019 at Karen Blixen Camp, Mara North Conservancy