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Author Archives: Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist

PhD Study

March 11, 2015by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist 3 Comments

This winter I proposed a PhD research project to Dr Joseph Tzanopoulos at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent. I studied my undergraduate degree here, in the beautiful city of Canterbury, […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Conservation & Development, Conservation Management, Oman, Places & Ecosystems, Research

What is Participatory GIS (PGIS)?

February 26, 2015by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

Participatory GIS (PGIS) involves making GIS technology available to disadvantaged groups in society. It is a step on from community mapping which has traditionally used 3D models or 2D paper […]

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Conservation & Development, Conservation Management, Research

Masters Research Project – The Outputs

September 23, 2014by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist 1 Comment

A few months ago I wrote a couple of articles on my Masters research project; here and here. Well I thought I better report back on some of my findings. […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Conservation & Development, Conservation Management, Oman, Places & Ecosystems, Research

Discover Conservation

September 19, 2014by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

All too often we hear of the doom and gloom surrounding biodiversity loss and environmental destruction, be it how many acres of rainforest we are losing per second, or how […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Conservation & Development, Conservation Management, Miscellaneous, Places & Ecosystems, Research, Species Conservation

I’m on Google scholar!

September 12, 2014by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

When I first proposed a study on dragonflies be undertaken on the British Exploring 2012 Oman expedition I can’t say the idea was met with the untameable wave of excitement […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Conservation Management, Dragonflies, Oman, Research

i Seahorse – citizen science for seahorse conservation

July 30, 2014by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

Guest post by Katelyn Dick (Project Seahorse)  Who wouldn’t be excited to spot a seahorse in the wild? They’re fascinating, mysterious, and compared to other fish they look pretty unusual. […]

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Conservation & Development, Conservation Management, Miscellaneous, Places & Ecosystems, Research, Species Conservation

3 Endangergraphics to get stuck in to…

July 24, 2014by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

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Miscellaneous, Photography, Species Conservation

Ten Conservation Quotes, that make you stop and think…

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“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of […]

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Conservation & Development, Conservation Management, Miscellaneous, Places & Ecosystems

Umbrella Conservation

July 5, 2014by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist 1 Comment

You may or may not have heard of the term ‘umbrella species’ before? A couple of definitions include: “A wide-ranging species whose requirements include those of many other species” “The […]

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Conservation & Development, Conservation Management, Miscellaneous, Species Conservation

5 tips for social science in Oman

June 6, 2014by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist 4 Comments

1. Learn Arabic Of course this applies to any country you’re working in where you don’t speak the language. I only know a few basic words of Arabic and would […]

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Conservation & Development, Conservation Management, Oman, Places & Ecosystems, Research

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Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist

Lawrence is a ESRC-funded PhD student at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), University of Kent. His interdisciplinary research is working towards sustainable pastoralism and biodiversity conservation in Dhofar, Oman. He has been involved in a number of overseas research expeditions in Africa, South America, Europe and the Middle East. Lawrence features in the recent conservation documentary, ‘Madagascar: Life on the Edge’.

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