Over the past 10 years, the Tanzanian Maasai landscape has witnessed a dramatic increase in soil erosion with almost total destruction of the soil resource in many areas used for grazing of livestock.
Soil erosion impacts communities at local and global levels. The interdisciplinary ‘Jali Ardhi’ research programme (led by the University of Plymouth in collaboration with The Nelson Mandela African Institution for Science and Technology, University of Exeter, Schumacher College and the International Water Management Institute) seeks to deliver novel insights to support solutions to this global challenge.
Professor Will Blake from the University of Plymouth and the project’s creative associate, Carey Marks, developed photographic documentation of the research project in action, a whiteboard animation and a soil erosion game to help the Maasai community understand the process of soil erosion.
