Top 10 Photos | Kenya Field Course
Earlier this month I spent two weeks travelling around Kenya visiting national parks, private reserves, and community and NGO projects. Alongside my Masters degree peers we engaged in a steep […]
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Kenya Field Course
Tomorrow I will be heading off to Kenya on a two week field course as part of my Masters degree at the University of Exeter. We will be travelling all […]
Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Communal Reserve
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 […]
Pangolin in Peril: Manis javanica
Four of the eight species of pangolin are found in Southeast Asia. Manis javanica inhabits most of mainland Southeast Asia. They are adaptable creatures utilising secondary disturbed habitats and areas […]
Expedition – Kevo Subarctic Research Station, Finland
“Far to the North under the Great Bear, Sápmi shines. Ridge upon ridge, lake stretching into lake. Rocky cliffs, craggy peaks point to the sky. Streams laugh, woods whisper. Steely precipices drop, descend into […]
Conservation Refugees
The Hundred-Year Conflict between Global Conservation and Native Peoples Overview by the Author Mark Dowie Since 1900, more than 108,000 officially protected conservation areas have been established worldwide, largely at […]
Iquitos – The Capital City of Amazonia
For once, I am not writing about expeditions, ecology or wildlife – but about the city of Iquitos in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon. Why? Because I loved it! […]
Galapagos – A Tale of Tourism
“It is the fate of most voyagers, no sooner to discover what is most interesting in any locality, than they are hurried from it; but I ought, perhaps, to be […]
The Sultanate of Oman – An Overview
The Sultanate of Oman is located in the south-eastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean. Oman is mostly dominated by arid desert wilderness which stretches over the north-west border […]
I Admit, It’s Not All Loud Noise And Smog Any More
I’m living a hectic lifestyle at the moment! One minute I’m sat at my laptop muddling over where to buy 12v batteries and acetone in Oman, then I’m driving to the […]
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