What we do
Supporting scientific research and education focusing on conservation
Our overall objective is to focus on supporting scientific research and communicating such findings to stakeholders, including local communities (particularly young women), and discussing how to use such findings in improving the sustainable use of natural resources and local livelihood.
Dissemination and communication of scientific results, with local communities have been absent from almost, all research projects throughout Africa, including Tanzania., There is a need for a change in this culture as underlined by efforts developed in a previous project (AfricanBioServices). This approach demands a fierce urgency of now, given that the pressure on biodiversity is greater than previously anticipated. Linking scientific outcomes to human wellbeing are, very often, left for NGOs.
Africa has many NGOs working with conservation issues. However, most of these NGOs, as their scientific counterparts, are mostly occupied with biodiversity and to a large extent, missing the human dimension. Thus, TANED is concentrating on how to communicate scientific outcomes to local communities. A strategic starting point would be, to temporarily locate TANED close to the Serengeti National Park where local people will be given the opportunity to discuss research findings and how to use such results to improve their livelihood.
Our overall objective is to focus on supporting scientific research and communicating such findings to stakeholders, including local communities (particularly young women), and discussing how to use such findings in improving the sustainable use of natural resources and local livelihood.
Dissemination and communication of scientific results, with local communities have been absent from almost, all research projects throughout Africa, including Tanzania., There is a need for a change in this culture as underlined by efforts developed in a previous project (AfricanBioServices). This approach demands a fierce urgency of now, given that the pressure on biodiversity is greater than previously anticipated. Linking scientific outcomes to human wellbeing are, very often, left for NGOs.
Africa has many NGOs working with conservation issues. However, most of these NGOs, as their scientific counterparts, are mostly occupied with biodiversity and to a large extent, missing the human dimension. Thus, TANED is concentrating on how to communicate scientific outcomes to local communities. A strategic starting point would be, to temporarily locate TANED close to the Serengeti National Park where local people will be given the opportunity to discuss research findings and how to use such results to improve their livelihood.