CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY
We identify the most bio-rich areas and integrate science with indigenous knowledge to determine the best ways to protect these areas for everyone.
I-CAN Institutional Canopy of Conservation
Kenya-Tanzania Borderland Conservation
The Kenya-Tanzania Borderland Conservation Initiative aims to conserve large, free-ranging elephant and lion populations along the Kenya-Tanzania borderland through coordination of conservation efforts and cooperation between key interest groups.
Conservancies
In Kenya, 70% of our wildlife occurs outside national parks and thus community lands hold the future of Kenya’s treasured species such as elephant, lion, rhino and migratory herd mammals combined with iconic landscapes, water bodies and cultures. Kenya’s future…
Rebuilding the Pride
Rebuilding the Pride, run by the South Rift Association of Landowners (SORALO), a Maasai landowner group, aims to increase lion and other carnivore numbers across the South Rift area of Kenya. The program focuses on reducing human-wildlife conflict…
Rangeland Rehabilitation
The rangelands cover three quarters of Kenya and underpin our livestock and wildlife industries. However, rangeland communities are the poorest and least politically represented in Kenya, yet they face several growing threats. Severe droughts, wildlife poaching…
Ecosystem Monitoring
Ecosystem monitoring is an essential tool used to gauge the ecological integrity of a landscape. The process involves determining conditions and/or activities that adversely affect the landscape and identifying possible management actions to mitigate them…
Gnu Landscapes
ACC has partnered with Colorado State University to explore “Gnu Landscapes,” a name that hints at investigating changes in the landscapes in which wildebeest, or gnu inhabit. This NSF-supported project aims to understand forage availability in fragmented…
Amboseli Conservation Programme
Dr. Western’s research and conservation work in the Amboseli region began in 1967 and led to the establishment of the Amboseli National Park in 1974. The novel approach of including the Maasai neighbors in the benefits of the park as a way of keeping wildlife…