Category Archives: Tropical

Pathways to sustainability conference

Posted on 29th August 2024 by Marion

Eleanor presented her work on the evidence for participatory forest restoration in projects, globally, at the recent PECS-III conference (Pathways to Sustainability), Montreal, August 12th to 15th 2024. Co-Organised by Resilience Alliance. PECS-3: Pathways to Sustainability (fourwaves.com) Here are her … Continue reading →

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Four UG students in Peru

Posted on 6th September 2019 by Marion

Four group members (UG students at NU) recently ventured into the untouched forests of Peru Manu NP to look for jaguars with camera traps, analyse vegetation indicators of disturbance and measure spatial point patterns in fig tree species. Thank you … Continue reading →

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Alexander is still in Costa Rica

Posted on 2nd August 2017 by Marion

Alexander’s work on fungal infection prevalence among amphibians and how it varies (or not) with habitat type and condition is well under way. He has been tracking through remote forests and wetlands in Costa Rica taking skin swabs from tiny … Continue reading →

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Royal Society funds pilot project in Mozambique

Posted on 2nd August 2017 by Marion

We have received brilliant news. The Royal Society awarded us a grant of 11,805 GBP, which allowed us to buy essential equipment (including a thermal imaging camera, a full-frame digital camera with fish-eye lens and a NDVI camera) and to run a … Continue reading →

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