Mpala Research Centre Discovery DayMpala Research Centre Discovery Day

Who are we?Who are we?

What do we do?What do we do?

How is our work relevant to you?How is our work relevant to you?

Who are we? Who are we? A Kenyan NGO supported by a board of trustees A Kenyan NGO supported by a board of trustees

and lots of great partners/collaboratorsand lots of great partners/collaborators

UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

Celebrating our 20 th anniversary!

What do we do? What do we do?

Mpala facilitate human-Mpala facilitate human-wildlife co-existence and wildlife co-existence and

the advancement of the advancement of human livelihoods. human livelihoods.

We do this through: We do this through: •education education •outreachoutreach•developing science-based solutions to guide developing science-based solutions to guide conservation actions conservation actions

Mpala … a living laboratoryMpala … a living laboratory

Those seeking Those seeking science-based science-based

solutionssolutionsStudents & curious researchers from around the world.

>100-150 researchers/yr from >40 institutions from 17 countries.

300+ students/yr attending courses in ecology, economics, engineering to art.

Our relevance to YOU?Our relevance to YOU? Provide knowledge about where you Provide knowledge about where you

live live

– Are Laikpia’s wildlife & livestock numbers increasing or decreasing?

– How can I best monitor the health of my ranch?

– How rapidly should I move my bomas across the landscape?

– Should I burn my grasslands?

– Are there new, emerging diseases I should worry about?

Our relevance to YOU? Our relevance to YOU?

– How can I get rid of invasive species ?

– What will happen if I get rid of all the zebras?

– What are our weather patterns doing and what’s up with the flow of the Ewaso Ng’iro?

– How do I keep those pesky predators away?

– Cool & amazing tidbits about wildlife species that enrich our lives!

Value added by research to Value added by research to the local economy & the local economy &

communitiescommunities

~ 80 businesses

$2.25M