Our Approach

Mara Elephant Project’s primary area of operation is the Greater Mara Ecosystem located in southwestern Kenya along the Tanzania border.

“Mara” in Maa, the language of the Maasai people, means “dot”, which is what the iconic trees throughout the region look like from the air.

 

Mara Elephant Project focuses on four aims to connect the dots for conservation.
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Elephant Population Protection
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Elephant Habitat Protection
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Human-Elephant Coexistence
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Landscape Connectivity

The long-term strategic approach to protecting elephants includes working with the community to preserve elephant habitat, the environment and promote coexistence.

 

2030 Strategic Plan

 

Our approach is to monitor, evaluate and protect

The MEP Method

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MONITOR – MEP deploys innovative techniques and technologies to monitor the four dots.

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EVALUATE – MEP builds bespoke technologies that evaluate conservation data and produce actionable outputs to influence policy, landscape planning, and the deployment of resources.

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PROTECT – MEP deploys Kenyan rangers and researchers to protect elephants, communities, and connectivity.