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Contrasted Landscape Between Local Agricultural Areas and Conservation Areas

Conservation efforts for critical ecosystems around the world are continually threatened by human pressure, and Serengeti National Park (NP) manages resources conflict along its borders with locals. The SELVA team recently traveled around and in the Serengeti National Park where

Posted in agriculture, basin management, communities, ecosystems, environment, Mara River basin, SELVA, Serengeti, Tanzania, water resources

The Initiative: Introduction

The SELVA Sustainable Water Initiative for the Mara River is just getting underway. We are funded through the MacArthur Foundation and administered through Florida International University. Our first year goals are to understand the Mara River basin as…

Posted in basin management, communities, database, ecosystems, environment, information, Lake Victoria, Mara River basin, network analysis, scale, SELVA, Serengeti, sustainable water, Tanzania, water resources, water security