Five new research projects starting up in the Fall 2016
The projects will look at fencing in the Mara, local knowledge about medical plants, climate change effects on Mara trees, incentives of the grassland stakeholders and behavior patterns of livestock breeders
Five new research projects will start up during the Fall of 2016.
The projects are funded by in-kind resources from Aarhus University and will include researchers and local community partners from both Kenya and Denmark.
The projects have been approved by the Scientific Board.
The projects are:
- Risk assessments of climate change impact on key-stone trees in the Maasai Mara ecosystem
- Maasai Mara Ethnobotany
- Livestock Breeding in the Mara North: A Tragedy of the Commons
- Mapping accelerating fencing processes in Mara North Conservation
- The interplay of stakeholder incentives and continued thriving of the Maasai Mara eco-cultural heritage