A selection of photographs from my fieldwork in Kilwa, Tanzania.
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A savanna woodland in Kilwa, composed of a grassy understorey and an open tree canopy. Ellie Wood (2017).
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A fire burning in Likawage village, Kilwa. The fire came from a neighbouring village, but we do not know the cause. Ellie Wood (2018).
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Woodland around Kikole village, Kilwa, burned to clear land for agriculture. Ellie Wood (2018).
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A transect walk through Mbwemkuru village, Kilwa. Ellie Wood (2018).
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Charcoal is made locally and used as fuel in Kilwa. Ellie Wood (2017).
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A map of Mchakama village, Kilwa, created by some of its residents. Ellie Wood (2018).
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Baobab trees in Kikole village, Kilwa. Ellie Wood (2018).
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A sunset over Ngea village, Kilwa. Ellie Wood (2018).
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Mandazi (a doughnut-like snack) about to be fried, ready for breakfast in Ngea village, Tanzania. Ellie Wood (2018).
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Camping in Ngea village, Kilwa. Ellie Wood (2018).
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Lake Maliwe, Kilwa, is home to hippos and crocodiles. Ellie Wood (2018).
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Ndizi for dinner in Kilwa Masoko. Ellie Wood (2018).
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Coconut trees in Ngorongoro, Kilwa. Ellie Wood (2018).
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Ngorongoro village, Kilwa. Ellie Wood (2018).
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Enjoying chatting with an interviewee and drinking from dafu (a young coconut) in Ngorongoro village, Kilwa. Ellie Wood (2018).
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Leaves and fruit used to help me identify the Mnjegele (Amblygonocarpus andogenesis) tree. Ellie Wood (2019).
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Tree identifications using specimens I collected in the field. Jack Gladas (2019).
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Helping with my tree IDs. Ellie Wood (2019).
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Mercy and I giving feedback to our study participants in Likawage village. Joseph Protas (2019).
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A fire calendar Mercy and I made based on our social science work in 2018. We gave copies to each of our study villages to show them what we had learned. Ellie Wood (2019).
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Issa, Gilbert, Ellie and Abdalla: a field team chuffed to have finally finished a very dense plot! Mercy Mgaya (2019).
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Abdalla, Mercy, Gilbert and Ellie: a field team chuffed to have finally finished a very dense plot! Issa Abdulhamani (2019).