About the Project
The Biodiversity, Health, and Livelihoods Program (BHL) is an effort to integrate approaches from ecology, economics, sociology and public health to better understand the dynamics that inextricably link people to their environment. Within BHL, we explore the relative importance of poverty and health … Read More
Our Partners
Our field projects are bringing together a diverse team of academic researchers, community organizers, and government officials specializing in fields ranging from biology to sociology, economics to public health. So far our efforts span four countries and two continents, with BHL program … Read More
Education
The Kenyan site educational component features a partnership between 80 seventh graders at Longfellow Middle School, Berkeley, USA and Sena Primary School, Mfangano Island, Kenya. As a part of the program, graduate students Lauren Withey, Erika Gavenus, Erin Milner, and Katie Fiorella orient … Read More
Recent News and Notes From the Field
Teamwork – Katy Seto
Yesterday saw the completion of our research assistant retreat at Afia Beach hotel in Accra. After 8 months of survey work, I was glad to spend a … [Read More...]
Fishing, Breastfeeding, and Researching on Mfangano Island: A Week in the Life of Vicdonea – Erin Milner
In June 2014 I returned to Mfangano Island in Lake Victoria in Kenya for my third summer. My goals were to support the second year of data collection, … [Read More...]
Considering the impacts of industrial fishing on local fishing fleets: Scratching the surface in coastal Ghana – Katy Seto
Tonight I said farewell to Maya, my undergraduate research assistant, who has been traveling with me through coastal Ghana for the last three weeks. … [Read More...]