In the drylands of northern Kenya, a ‘summer school’ for young researchers

Mongabay
Mar 6, 2025, 4:57 am105 ptsTrending
ISIOLO, Kenya — A hot wind sweeps across the rocky brush of Camp Simpirre in northern Kenya’s Isiolo county. Baboons cross the pathway to the dinner hall; vervet monkeys patter across the tin roof that shades an assembled group of 47 researchers and academics from the beating midday sun. The night before,…

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In the drylands of northern Kenya, a ‘summer school’ for young researchers

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