Projects (285)

SEPG -Social Spider Aug 1, 2007 - Oct 17, 2012

Madagascar - social spider Sep 1, 2007 - May 31, 2009
Madagascar - social spider

Factors Affecting Ungulate Physiology May 1, 2011 - Jul 31, 2013
Evaluate factors that affect South African ungulate physiology via analysis of blood chemisty and salivary cortisol. This will enable evaluation of differences between species, and habitats, and (via comparison with reference samples) the effect of c... Read More about Factors Affecting Ungulate Physiology.

Stress Physiology of South African Ungulates May 1, 2013 - May 31, 2014
This study will evaluate the stress physiology of South African ungulates (antelope) under two methods of control/management; capture for translocation, and culling. The research will provide guidance to the South African wildlife industry on effecti... Read More about Stress Physiology of South African Ungulates.

Efficacy testing of a revolutionary new foot exercise & strengthening device Aug 1, 2014 - Jul 31, 2015
The aim of this project is to evaluate and assess the efficacy of a revolutionary (patent pending) foot exercising device. The company want to demonstrate that this device works better than anything currently available for in the market for exercisi... Read More about Efficacy testing of a revolutionary new foot exercise & strengthening device.

Exhaustive exercise & DNA damage in white blood cells Jul 1, 2010 - Nov 30, 2010

Mangrove Conservation (Earthwatch Sri Lanka) Jan 13, 2006 - Dec 31, 2011

UBS Apr 1, 2006 - Mar 13, 2014

Innovative Assessment Across the Disciplines Aug 1, 2006 - Jul 31, 2010

UBS grant for Joseph Langat Apr 1, 2008 - May 3, 2012

Carbon Cycling in Mangroves Sep 1, 2008 - Dec 31, 2011
This research has two related aims, both focused on a better understanding of carbon cycling and greenhouse gas emissions in mangroves:
1) To examine how controlled cutting, which reproduces on a small scale the commercial cutting that has started a... Read More about Carbon Cycling in Mangroves.

CAMARV: Capacity building for mangrove assessment Jan 1, 2009 - Apr 30, 2011
Mangroves are tropical and sub-tropical forests that grow in the inter-tidal zone. They are valuable for many reasons: they provide shelter for juvenile fish, they protect shorelines from erosion, they filter sediments and pollution out of rivers and... Read More about CAMARV: Capacity building for mangrove assessment.

Fridah Munyi UBS grant Sep 14, 2009 - Jul 31, 2011
Organise and run field campaigns to at least 2 mangrove sites in Kenya to collect key socio-economic data, under the guidance of Dr Jacob Ochiewo KMFRI.

Help facilitate community consultations and participation during the first 2010 ?Tidal Forest... Read More about Fridah Munyi UBS grant.

Swahili Seas Sep 1, 2010 - Sep 30, 2013
People living on the coast of East Africa are amongst the World's poorest. They rely heavily on local ecosystems for their livelihoods and security; for example mangrove forests provide them with firewood, fish, medicines and protection from floods a... Read More about Swahili Seas.

Development in the Coastal Zone Feb 1, 2012 - Jul 31, 2015
The iCoast project will conduct evidentiary analysis in Sri Lanka
and Kenya of the social, cultural, political, economic and
environmental barriers to CCD implementation at the coastal
zone; develop cost-curves of applying CCD to the coastal zone... Read More about Development in the Coastal Zone.

Rates of desimentation in seagrass meadows Oct 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2014
Radiometric dating of seagrass sediments using short-lived isotopes

Migratory Habit of Fish/Mangrove Ecosystems Jul 1, 2004 - Aug 31, 2006

East African Mangroves Jul 1, 2004 - Aug 31, 2006

African Mangrove Fish Jul 1, 2004 - Aug 31, 2006

Coastal Protection by Replanted Mangroves Jul 1, 2004 - Oct 31, 2008