AfricanBioServices

NTNU Master students - Field work blog
Marit, Vilde and Anders, all Norwegian master students in Ecology and Natural Resources Management, talks about their experiences in Serengeti

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Investigating poaching trends
MSc thesis by Rasmus B. Caspersen and Sean Jellesmark from the University of Copenhagen has evaluated spatiotemporal patterns in poaching

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Burning aliens’ in the park
Spotting a polar bear preying on a wildebeest or a kangaroo hopping away from a lion may seem out of place on a safari in Africa. The plant kingdom is another story.

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Urgent response needed to save Kenya’s dramatic decline in wildlife
Joseph O. Ogutu writes about the rapid decline in wildlife in Kenya and the urgent need to take immediate action

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Serengeti Animal Tracker App
A mobile phone app with many features to track Serengeti animals, developed by a team from the University of Glasgow in collaboration with TAWIRI

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AfricanBioServices is an EU-funded research project investigating Ecosystem Services in the Greater Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem in eastern Africa. The main aim of the research project is to understand how the ongoing climate change, human population growth and landuse change affect biodiversity and human well-being, and use this information to derive novel solutions for a future sustainable development. Read more about AfricanBioServices

Climate Change

Climate change represents a major threat to global biodiversity, and in the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem it is apparent as increased variability and irregularity of rainfall.

Human Population Growth

The African continent harbours the fastest growing human population in the world, and the pressure on natural resources in the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem is constantly increasing.

Landuse Change

Agricultural and industrial development is modifying the way different areas are utilized, and in the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem the natural landscape is changing quickly.

Climate Change

Human Population Growth

Landuse Change

Video from Hanne about her field work in Tanzania

New book about road ecology

MSc thesis from the Univ. of Copenhagen on protected area-people relations

Reflection on my fieldwork as my journey draws to an end

Travelling Tanzania with a generator

Call to stop African eco-disaster

PhD on small mammals of Serengeti ecosystem

The Masais unknown cousin

Laikipia in the Balance

Drought in East Africa affects migration