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.
Climate change represents a major threat to global biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being. In the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem, effects of climate change are particularly apparent in the form of increased variability and irregularity of rainfall.
Agricultural and industrial development is modifying the way different areas are utilized, and in the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem the natural landscape is changing quickly.
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.
AfricanBioServices has created its own board game that informs local communities about conservation in East Africa while they are having fun. Read more
At the end of a field trip at the border of Maasai Mara National Park, Kenya, interviewing local communities, I had a bright idea that our community facilitator owned land and could fill in one of our interview questionnaires. Read more
Scientists and scholars from Tanzania, the Netherlands, Kenya, Norway, South Africa, USA, Germany, Denmark, and Scotland presented years of research on the Greater-Serengeti Mara Ecosystem. Read more
Human-wildlife conflicts are common in Kenya because of the high wildlife population and diversity, and because most wildlife is found outside of protected areas. Joseph Mbyati Mukeka has studied human-wildlife conflicts in Kenya as part of his doctoral work at NTNU. At June 7 he will defend his thesis. When humans and wildlife compete over
Human wildlife interactions pose challenges for humans living around wildlife protection areas. At the same time, they affect wildlife negatively, undermining conservation efforts. Kwaslema Malle Hariohay has studied human-wildlife interactions in the Ruaha-Rungwa Ecosystem in Tanzania as part of his doctoral work at NTNU. At June 6 he will defend his thesis. Distance from
Increased human activity around one of Africa’s most iconic ecosystems is “squeezing the wildlife in its core” Read more
The EU Commission, through The Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS) shared news from the AfricanBioServices project. Read more
Conservation crimes are posing serious threats to wildlife species and biodiversity of the Rungwa-Kizigo-Muhesi-Game-Reserves. Read more
Twenty-five years ago, African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) disappeared from Serengeti National Park. A firestorm of debate followed when the researcher… Read more
In African savannas, natural resource managers frequently use fire as a tool to manage wildlife habitats; fire can help regenerate grass for grazers, reduce encroachment of bushes, and control ticks and diseases. Read more
