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Dr. David Western's career:

1967 - Integrated ecosystem research

1969 - Maasai Park Plan

1973 - Ecosystem Tourism Development Plan

1977 - Kenya Wildlife Policy

1978 - Kenya Wildlife Planning Unit

1982-1990 - African Elephant and Rhino Specialist Group

1984 - Parks for Sustainable Development, World Parks Congress 

1988- Proposal to Kenya Government to establish the Kenya Wildlife Service

1988 - Ivory Trade Review Group

1989 - International workshop and book onConservation for 21st Century

1990 - Co-founded The International Society for Ecotourism

1991 - Formation of Amboseli community scouts

1992 - Formation of Ecotourism Society of Kenya (now Ecotourism Kenya)

1993 - International workshop, Natural Connections: Perspectives in Community-based Conservation

1993 - Amboseli Biosphere Reserve

1994 – Founded African Conservation Centre

1995 – David Western named director of Kenya Wildlife Service

1996 - Minimum Viable Conservation Area concept adopted nationally

1997 - Parks Beyond Parks concept adopted nationally

2004 - Promoted formation of South Rift Association of Landowners linking Amboseli and Maasai Mara ecosystems

2004-2009 - Key contributor, Amboseli Ecosystem Plan 

2007 - South Rift Resource Centre based on Amboseli research and conservation approach

2008 - Formation of community-based resources assessors

2008 - Collaborative study: "Impact of Land Fragmentation and Climate Change on Biodiversity and Livelihoods in the Kenya-Tanzania Borderlands"

2009 – National initiative on bioinformatics applications to the conservation of biodiversity