By David Western

In March 2015 ACP trained up three additional resource assessors to expand the Amboseli ground monitoring across the ecosystem. The expansion covers Selengei, Mbirikani and Kimana Group ranches. Logistically, the expanded coverage is beyond the capacity of ACP. For this reason, ACP called on Big Life to administer and oversee the monitoring on Selengei and Mbirikani. ACC provided two motorbikes to enable the RAs to cover the three group ranches. A Memorandum of Understanding between ACP/ACC and Big Life was drawn up in December 2015. The program was fully operational by December. The ground monitoring now covers the entire Amboseli ecosystem defined by the migratory ungulates.

David Maitumo will continue to mentor and oversee the resource assessor’s field monitoring. The data will be simultaneously logged at ACC and Big Life, and once the Nongotiak Centre is complete at AET.

The final step in setting up and ensuring the sustainability and application of the ecosystem monitoring to planning and management is the preparation of a 5-year MoU between AET and ACP. This will be drawn up once the Nongotiak Resource Centre is complete.

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Expanding the monitoring program ecosystem-wide

Authored by : David Western
Posted on July 18, 2016

In March 2015 ACP trained up three additional resource assessors to expand the Amboseli ground monitoring across the ecosystem. The expansion covers Selengei, Mbirikani and Kimana Group ranches. Logistically, the expanded coverage is beyond the capacity of ACP. For this reason, ACP called on Big Life to administer and oversee the monitoring on Selengei and Mbirikani. ACC provided two motorbikes to enable the RAs to cover the three group ranches. A Memorandum of Understanding between ACP/ACC and Big Life was drawn up in December 2015. The program was fully operational by December. The ground monitoring now covers the entire Amboseli ecosystem defined by the migratory ungulates.

David Maitumo will continue to mentor and oversee the resource assessor’s field monitoring. The data will be simultaneously logged at ACC and Big Life, and once the Nongotiak Centre is complete at AET.

The final step in setting up and ensuring the sustainability and application of the ecosystem monitoring to planning and management is the preparation of a 5-year MoU between AET and ACP. This will be drawn up once the Nongotiak Resource Centre is complete.

By David Western

In March 2015 ACP trained up three additional resource assessors to expand the Amboseli ground monitoring across the ecosystem. The expansion covers Selengei, Mbirikani and Kimana Group ranches. Logistically, the expanded coverage is beyond the capacity of ACP. For this reason, ACP called on Big Life to administer and oversee the monitoring on Selengei and Mbirikani. ACC provided two motorbikes to enable the RAs to cover the three group ranches. A Memorandum of Understanding between ACP/ACC and Big Life was drawn up in December 2015. The program was fully operational by December. The ground monitoring now covers the entire Amboseli ecosystem defined by the migratory ungulates.

David Maitumo will continue to mentor and oversee the resource assessor’s field monitoring. The data will be simultaneously logged at ACC and Big Life, and once the Nongotiak Centre is complete at AET.

The final step in setting up and ensuring the sustainability and application of the ecosystem monitoring to planning and management is the preparation of a 5-year MoU between AET and ACP. This will be drawn up once the Nongotiak Resource Centre is complete.

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Posted on July 18, 2016

By David Western

In March 2015 ACP trained up three additional resource assessors to expand the Amboseli ground monitoring across the ecosystem. The expansion covers Selengei, Mbirikani and Kimana Group ranches. Logistically, the expanded coverage is beyond the capacity of ACP. For this reason, ACP called on Big Life to administer and oversee the monitoring on Selengei and Mbirikani. ACC provided two motorbikes to enable the RAs to cover the three group ranches. A Memorandum of Understanding between ACP/ACC and Big Life was drawn up in December 2015. The program was fully operational by December. The ground monitoring now covers the entire Amboseli ecosystem defined by the migratory ungulates.

David Maitumo will continue to mentor and oversee the resource assessor’s field monitoring. The data will be simultaneously logged at ACC and Big Life, and once the Nongotiak Centre is complete at AET.

The final step in setting up and ensuring the sustainability and application of the ecosystem monitoring to planning and management is the preparation of a 5-year MoU between AET and ACP. This will be drawn up once the Nongotiak Resource Centre is complete.

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