This week some of the REAL members came together with researchers of the National Museums of Kenya to participate in a workshop in palaeoenvironmental approaches organised by Stephen Rucina, Rob Marchant, and Colin Courtney Mustaphi. The workshop was held at the National Museums in Nairobi. Some of the REAL members enjoying the sun Colin talked […]
REAL Publications
This page lists an up to date, comprehensive list of publications by the REAL network. REAL members are highlighted in bold. Final Report: Lane P, et al. 2017 and 2024. Resilience in East African Landscapes: Identifying critical thresholds and sustainable trajectories – past, present and future – Final Report. FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN Marie-Curie Action Initial Training Networks […]
Lexicon
Introduction: This page presents key terms related to the study of human-environment interactions. Some terms link to pages that explore and explain further concepts inherent to the multiple scientific disciplines used to study how humans interact with the natural environment around them. This includes historical interactions between humans and their environs, the legacy of those […]
New home for the York Institute of Tropical Ecology (KITE)
Within the new building for the Environment Department, Bioarchaeology, and the Stockholm Environment Institute, at the University of York. The building will be completed in 2015.
ESR 4: Long-term ecosystem dynamics and societal interactions in the Amboseli and Mau ecosystems from swamp sediments
ESR 4 – Esther Githumbi SUPERVISOR – Dr. Rob Marchant INSTITUTION – University of York I am based at The York Institute for Tropical Ecosystems (KITE), University of York. KITE works across Eastern Africa to understand ecosystem patterns and processes, how these interact with environment, biotic and human populations. The region encompasses some […]
ER 1: (Wild?)fire
Marie Curie ITN Experienced Researcher: Dr. Colin Courtney Mustaphi Host Institution: University of York Institute for Tropical Ecosystems (KITE), Environment Department Duration: November 2013 to November 2015 Summary: Fire is an important disturbance in East African ecosystems , influencing community structure and function, species distributions, nutrient processes, and plays a role in global carbon cycle. Humans have […]
Photos from the Baringo conference at the University of Köln
Over January 8-10, 2014, the Global South Studies Center at the University of Cologne hosted a conference and brought together many members of the REAL team and other researchers working in East Africa. The focus was social-ecological transitions, exchange and emergence: resilience and vulnerability in the wider Baringo basin and adjoining highlands. […]
Resilience and vulnerability in the wider Baringo basin
Over January 8-10, 2014, the Global South Studies Center at the University of Cologne hosted a conference and brought together many members of the REAL team and other researchers working in East Africa. The focus was social-ecological transitions, exchange and emergence: resilience and vulnerability in the wider Baringo basin and adjoining highlands. The program is […]
Age Models, Chronologies, and Databases Workshop – January 13-16, 2014
I was lucky to have been part of age-modeling workshop held at the 14CHRONO Centre for Climate, the Environment, and Chronology at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was a great opportunity to discuss age modeling of stratigraphies with eminent researchers in the field and discuss the latest developments and challenges associated with the long-term archiving […]
PAGES Human-Environment Interactions Workshop, Feb. 2014
Towards a more accurate quantification of human-environment interactions in the past. Several REAL members attended the PAGES focus 4 workshop at the University of Leuven, Belgium, between February 3-7, 2014. The focus of the workshop was the quantification of human-environment interactions and how to improve quantification accuracy, especially in large-scale reconstructions of past land use […]
Photos from the Baringo conference at the University of Köln
Over January 8-10, 2014, the Global South Studies Center at the University of Cologne hosted a conference and brought together many members of the REAL team and other researchers working in East Africa. The focus was social-ecological transitions, exchange and emergence: resilience and vulnerability in the wider Baringo basin and adjoining highlands. […]
Resilience and vulnerability in the wider Baringo basin
Over January 8-10, 2014, the Global South Studies Center at the University of Cologne hosted a conference and brought together many members of the REAL team and other researchers working in East Africa. The focus was social-ecological transitions, exchange and emergence: resilience and vulnerability in the wider Baringo basin and adjoining highlands. The […]