Program
This is a very short brief of what we planned for our workshop. The dynamics will mix speeches and collective discussions in breakout groups.
All the activites aim to provide subisdies for the products intended to be generated by the end of the workshop
Set the grounds for the creation of the BioRestNet: a network of biocultural restoration
Write the draft of a perspective paper on Biocultural approaches to conservation and restoration
3rd June (only international participants)
- Most of you might be travelling to Kenya
4th June
Arrival in the Hotel (only international participants)
We won’t be able to arrange pick-ups but Uber and Taxi works fine in Kenya or you can get in contact with Panari Hotel and arrange a shuttle service for you (recommended).
We also suggest to buy a SIM Card from Safaricom at the Nairobi airport if you want to stay connected. Kenya has good coverage even in the Savannah.
5th June
- 9 am: meeting at The Panari Hotel to transfer to Narok by coach
- 1pm - 2pm: lunch at Narok
- 2pm: Narok to Mulot by coach
- 3 pm: transfer Multo to Aitong in 4x4 vehicles
- Check-in in the Enaitoti Hotel
6th June - Biocultural Approaches
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7-9 | Breakfast |
| 9-10 | Biocultural approaches for landscape management - Felipe Melo & Antonio Uzal |
| Useful plants of the Maasai Mara - Jedidah Nankaya | |
| 10-11 | Tea/coffee and Breakout groups - Biocultural Restoration: what it could means? |
| 11-12 | Sharing thoughts |
| 12-14 | Lunch |
| 14-16 | Traditional Ecological Knowledge - Rodrigo Carmo |
| Kenyan Ethnobotany - Peter Njenga | |
| 16-17 | Tea/coffee and and Sharing thoughts |
7th June - Productive Restoration
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7-9 | Breakfast |
| 9-10 | Challenges of restoration of Maasai Mara ecosystems - Harrison Nebaala |
| Agroforestry for productive ecosystem restoration - Ilyas Siddique | |
| 10-11 | Tea/coffee and Breakout groups - Biocultural Restoration: conciliating people’s needs with biodiversity conservation |
| 11-12 | Sharing thoughts |
| 12-14 | Lunch |
| 14-16 | The health of the Earth skin - Marcello Di Bonito |
| Ecosystem health monitoring - Christine Magaju | |
| 16-17 | Tea/coffee and Sharing thoughts |
8th June - Landscape Perspectives
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7-9 | Breakfast |
| 9-10 | Optimal landscapes for biodiversity - Victor Arroyo |
| Monitoring soundscapes - Antonio Uzal | |
| 10-11 | Tea/coffee and Breakout groups - Biocultural Restoration: social-ecological landscapes |
| 11-12 | Sharing thoughts |
| 12-14 | Lunch |
| 14-16 | Secondary growth of vegetation - Madelon Lohbeck |
| Landscape Biographies - Raihana Ferdous | |
| 16-18 | Tea/coffee and Sharing thoughts and next steps |
9th June
- Safari Tour and visits to Maasai communities and conservancies
- Farewell party (after Safari)
10th June
Transport to Nairobi
Flight back to your country or road to home.