The Modeling for Human-And-Nature Interactions (MoHANI) Group is led by Takuya Iwamura at the University of Geneva. We study how people and ecosystems shape one another. We focus on urgent sustainability challenges such as land-use change, biodiversity conservation, human–wildlife conflict, and the links between environment, health, and livelihoods. Our work combines spatial analysis, computer modeling, remote sensing, ecological sampling, and community-based research. For us, modeling is a way to tell a unique story written in transparent language that helps us navigate complex contexts and numerous interactions. We are committed to producing data-rich, integrative science that contributes to a more sustainable future.
Eyal joined us as postdoctoral researcher for the Africa's Great Green Wall restoration and its impacts on human health, funded by UKRI Medical Research Council (main PI: Prof Kris Murray, LSHTM & MRC@Gambia).
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Salomé went to Sarawak to work with Prof Jayasilan Mohd-Azlan (UNIMAS) to conduct camera trap survey for the wildlife in oil palm plantations.
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Tanner went to The Gambia for his PhD fieldwork to figure out the livestock-wildlife interactions via camera trap.
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Tak received Phase I grant of AI Grand Challenge for our work in human-wildlife conflicts in Western Ghats, titled AI for Co-existence: Proactive solution for mitigating human-wildlife conflicts.
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