MPALA: a living landscape
Mpala, an independent Kenyan nonprofit, comprises 48,000 acres of privately owned conservation lands managed by Princeton University in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, the National Museums of Kenya and the Kenya Wildlife Service. In 1989, George Small of the Class of 1943 approached Princeton about establishing a research center on the large ranch he inherited from his brother. Since then, Princeton faculty and students have studied biodiversity, climate change, conservation, ecology, water use and other topics in partnership with local scientists and residents. This film was made to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Mpala Research Centre.