Negros Interior Biodiversity Expedition – Part III
To refresh yourselves on parts I and II of this blog trilogy please click here and here. 2012 has finally passed and with it…
Coral reef threats: Climate Change
Global temperature variation, both warming and cooling, has occurred naturally throughout Earth’s history. We know this as we have employed a number of techniques,…
One month through the looking glass
Jacob Mueti Ngwava reflects on the skills he has learnt and the challenges he has faced during the month long EDGE Conservation Tools training…
Equipped and ready to go!
As the EDGE Conservation Tools training course draws to a close, we’d like to bring you some of the participants’ parting thoughts. January Ndagala…
Media training? Yes indeed!
It’s important that conservationists learn media skills so that they can effectively communicate their work to the general public. With this in mind, Sabine…
Under the Baobab tree
As the end of the EDGE Conservation Tools training course draws closer, participant Manish Datta looks back on his experiences during the course and…
Giraffes, elephants, warthogs…and statistics, the ZSL experience in Kenya
We promise it’s not all statistics! The next update from Nikita Shiel-Rolle shows that there is light at the end of the statistical tunnel……
Like a Fish to Water
Most people have used a map. But how many people have created a map? This is one of the things that we are teaching…
Conservation, Culture and Wildlife
It’s the second week of the EDGE Conservation Tools training course and this week we’ve focused on introducing a wide variety of statistical tools….
The Species of Attenborough’s Ark
The upcoming release of Sir David Attenborough’s BBC documentary ‘Attenborough’s Ark’ will allow, perhaps for the first time, a massive audience of nature lovers…
Community Power and Indigenous Knowledge
As part of the EDGE Conservation Tools training course, the participants visit a wide range of community conservation initiatives. These trips give them a…
My introduction to EDGE
Here in Kenya we’re being hosted by Camps International, staying at their Camp Makongeni, just outside Diani. Peter Kalenga Kaiis works for Camps International…
From veterinarian to conservationist: The start of my journey
Around half of the course participants on the EDGE Conservation Tools training course are from Kenya. The rest of the participants have travelled far…
Creepy Creatures
The weather is biting and the nights are drawing in, but if that’s not enough to make you shiver then maybe you will be…