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Biodiversity informatics conference (TDWG 2015)

Authored by : David Western
Posted on October 27, 2015

ACC hosted the annual international Biodiversity Informatics (TDWG) Congress at the Windsor Golf Hotel in Nairobi between September 28th and October 1st. The meeting highlighted advances in biodiversity informatics tools and the integration and application of large databases for biodiversity conservation and community development. Lucy Waruingi, Director of ACC and David Western, Director of ACP, gave a keynote address on Building biodiversity knowledge from the ground up: Tools and approaches at a local, regional and national level, applied in Kenya to document and understand Kenya’s biodiversity.
Dr. Victor Mose, Deputy Director of ACP also hosted a special session on the use of camera traps and other tools for conservation.

By David Western

ACC hosted the annual international Biodiversity Informatics (TDWG) Congress at the Windsor Golf Hotel in Nairobi between September 28th and October 1st. The meeting highlighted advances in biodiversity informatics tools and the integration and application of large databases for biodiversity conservation and community development. Lucy Waruingi, Director of ACC and David Western, Director of ACP, gave a keynote address on Building biodiversity knowledge from the ground up: Tools and approaches at a local, regional and national level, applied in Kenya to document and understand Kenya’s biodiversity.
Dr. Victor Mose, Deputy Director of ACP also hosted a special session on the use of camera traps and other tools for conservation.

By David Western

November 27, 2025

The handing back of Amboseli National Park to Kajiado County management on 8th November 2025

By ACP Team

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Our Amboseli Conservation Program Outlook Report gives the state of pastures, livestock, and wildlife health.

By Victor Mose

June 9, 2025

Horizontal learning, where local communities and scientists co-design research, remains a central pillar of Mosaic

Posted on October 27, 2015

By David Western

ACC hosted the annual international Biodiversity Informatics (TDWG) Congress at the Windsor Golf Hotel in Nairobi between September 28th and October 1st. The meeting highlighted advances in biodiversity informatics tools and the integration and application of large databases for biodiversity conservation and community development. Lucy Waruingi, Director of ACC and David Western, Director of ACP, gave a keynote address on Building biodiversity knowledge from the ground up: Tools and approaches at a local, regional and national level, applied in Kenya to document and understand Kenya’s biodiversity.
Dr. Victor Mose, Deputy Director of ACP also hosted a special session on the use of camera traps and other tools for conservation.

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