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Ten Conservation Quotes, that make you stop and think…

Featuredby Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist 2 Comments

“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

Have a break..have a dishdash

May 3, 2014by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

A dishdash is one of many names given to the long poncho-like article of clothing worn by most Omani men. This is of little relevance to this post apart from […]

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

Dahak, Aqathoo & Hafof

May 1, 2014by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist 2 Comments

After 8 interviews in Hakab we moved to the neighbouring village of Dahak. Here we spoke to 4 more livestock owners, including one lovely man who fed me some tasty […]

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Hakab

April 29, 2014by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

So after some juggling of resources, I was able to make it out to the village of Hakab on the southeastern hillsides of Wadi Sayq. We practised with one of […]

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

Omani time

April 27, 2014by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

Time for an update! After meeting up with Hadi yesterday, I spent this morning briefing the rangers on the methods we will be using in the study. Simple questions, such […]

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

Masters Research: The Gist

April 22, 2014by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist 1 Comment

Pastoral farming in Dhofar is made possible by the favourable climatic conditions caused by the Indian monsoon. From June to September low cloud and mist form against the southern mountain […]

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Masters Research in Oman

April 15, 2014by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist 1 Comment

Socio-ecological coincidence of livestock grazing activity with biodiversity distributions at Wadi Sayq, Dhofar Governorate, Oman The unique and biodiverse ecosystems of the Dhofar Mountains are threatened by large numbers of […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Conservation & Development, Conservation Management, Miscellaneous, Oman, Research

Will biodiversity pay the price for development yet again?

February 15, 2014by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

There is increasing demand for protected areas to achieve poverty reduction in addition to biodiversity conservation. However, given the increasing reliance of rural communities on natural resources and the unpredictable […]

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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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