Project
IMAS : Integrated Modeling and Assessment for Balancing Food Security, Conservation, and Ecosystem Integrity in East Africa
Details
Project Code:
IMAS
Start Date:
1997
End Date:
2000
CRSP Phase:
Phase 1
Budget:
Not Available
Countries:
Tanzania
Participants
Lead University:
Colorado State University
Other Partners:
African Wildlife Foundation;
Colorado University;
International Livestock Research Institute;
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute;
Kenya Department of Resources, Surveys and
Remote Sensing;
Kenya Wildlife Service;
Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority;
Ololepo Hills Grazing Association;
Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute;
Sokoine University;
Tanzania Ministry of Agriculture;
University of Dar es Salaam;
University of Nairobi
Principal Investigator(s):
M.B. Coughenour (Lead); Kathy Galvin (US)
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
None
Overview
The IMAS Project, evolving later into the GL-CRSP POLECY Project, developed an integrated modeling and assessment system integrating computer-modeling geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, and field studies to provide information and understanding necessary to conserve biodiversity, wildlife, and ecosystem integrity, while increasing pastoral food security. The system was applied to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania and Greater Amboseli Ecosystem in the Kajiado District in Kenya, and transmitted to use by policy makers throughout a number of NGOs and GOs in both countries, including Kenya Wildlife Service, the Tanzania National Parks, Tanzania Ministry of Agriculture, World Bank, and the African Wildlife Foundation.
Objectives
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Outcomes
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