Palaeo-ethnobotany in Gogo Falls (PMS)
PMS 1989/1990)
In December 1988, Prof. Richard E. Leakey, Director of the National Museums of Kenya in Nairobi and Prof. L. Jan Slikkerveer, Director of the LEAD Programme of Leiden University signed a Letter of Intent on joint scientific research and training in the field of ethnoscience. This event marked the beginning of a long-term fruitful collaboration programme up until today, pertaining to several major research projects in Kenya (Etnobotany in Gogo Falls, Kenya 1989/1990); in Kenya and Indonesia (Ethno-agriculture in Kitui and Halimun – INDAKS 1994/1999) and in Leiden at the LEAD Programme on the Scientific Heritage Archive of Human Evolution and Development (HEAD, from 2008 onwards). In addition, joint PHD studies have been realised in 2005 and 2007, while another 4 PhD studies are currently in progress. Also, several joint Symposia and Workshops have jointly been organised in Kenya and The Netherlands.