maasaimarascience
Maasai Mara Science
& Development Initiative
An international partnership with one goal
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.
Our goal
We want to contribute to conserving the Maasai Mara ecosystem, its rich wildlife and culture through interdisciplinary research and development initiatives.
News
2020.09.25 | Research news
The MNC Dog Project/VetAid team continues to vaccinate domestic dogs in spite of shutdown
The team has also assisted the Ministry of Health with COVID19 sanitizers, masks and information activities.
2020.09.25 | Research news
Deep-learning based high-resolution mapping shows woody vegetation densification in greater Maasai Mara ecosystem
A deep-learning based high-resolution mapping workflow was proposed. The woody vegetation densification is correlated with rainfall and human pressure.
2020.01.17 | Research news
Research shows accelerating degradation of vegetation in the Mara ecosystem
The Mara ecosystem is heavily threatened, but conservation management can counteract negative trends. This is one of the conclusions of the newly published research article by an international team of researchers, all members of the research network of the Maasai Mara Science and Development Initiative.
2019.10.02 | Research news
Master Thesis Results: Mara North grazing system secures plant species richness and grass-dwelling insect diversity
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.