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Financement de l’UE (9 891 769 €) : Relier la biodiversité, les fonctions et les services écosystémiques dans le Grand Écosystème du Serengeti-Mara (GSME) - moteurs du changement, causalités et … Hor 01/06/2015 Programme de recherche et d'innovation de l'UE « Horizon »
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Relier la biodiversité, les fonctions et les services écosystémiques dans le Grand Écosystème du Serengeti-Mara (GSME) - moteurs du changement, causalités et stratégies de gestion durable
The direct dependence of humans on ecosystem services is by far strongest in developing regions where poverty restricts access to resources. This dependency also makes people in developing countries more sensitive to climate change than their developed counterparts. Increasing human populations deteriorates natural habitat, biodiversity and ecosystems services which spiral into poverty and low human welfare. This calls for innovative solutions that encompass the entire socio-ecological-economic system, as recognized on a global scale in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. However, innovative and practical solutions require downscaling to regional levels for identifying concrete sets of drivers of change. For Africa specifically, the interplay of human population growth, land use change, climate change and human well-being is a major challenge. This project focuses on the Serengeti-Maasai Mara Ecosystem and associated agricultural areas, a region in East Africa that encompasses parts of Kenya and Tanzania. The ecosystem is world-famous for key aspects of its biodiversity, such as the migration of 1.3 million wildebeest. This ‘flagship ecosystem’ role will enhance the international interest in the project. In this project, internationally leading researchers from Norway, the Netherlands, Scotland, Denmark and Germany are teaming up with strong local partners in Tanzania and Kenya. The research will be organised in seven interlinked work packages: 1) assemble and integrate the so far separate Kenyan and Tanzanian relevant data on the region; 2) quantify the connections between human population growth, land use change, climate change and biodiversity change; 3) test how biodiversity change leads to changes in key ecosystem services; 4) quantify the dependence of human livelihoods on these ecosystem services. We will implement innovative ways for communication and dissemination of the results of ‘continuous engagement’ by local stakeholders.
| International Livestock Research Institute | 258 688 € |
| Kenya Wildlife Service | 143 500 € |
| Kobenhavns Universitet | 816 625 € |
| Ministry OF Environment AND Forestry | 204 200 € |
| Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet Ntnu | 2 940 745 € |
| Rijksuniversiteit Groningen | 1 003 155 € |
| Sokoine University of Agriculture | 163 145 € |
| Stiftelsen Norsk Institutt FOR Naturforskning Nina | 1 193 261 € |
| Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute | 1 192 663 € |
| Universitaet Hohenheim | 588 225 € |
| University OF DAR ES Salaam | 201 620 € |
| University OF Dodoma | 155 875 € |
| University of Glasgow | 1 030 068 € |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/641918
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