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Science Snacks: Conservation contracts for supplying Farm Animal Genetic Resources (FAnGR)

Science Snacks: Conservation contracts for supplying Farm Animal Genetic Resources (FAnGR)

By Beth Newark

  Paper Title: Conservation contracts for supplying Farm Animal Genetic Resources (FAnGR) conservation services in Romania Micro-podcast: If you would rather listen to the summary, check out episodes of our micro-podcast, Science Snacks, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.   Paper…

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Field Notes Entry 12: Toby Farman

Field Notes Entry 12: Toby Farman

By Beth Newark

Bio: Toby Farman is Opwall’s Systems Manager and the Country Manager for our Romania expeditions. Toby originally studied biotechnology, but an Opwall trip in 2007 sparked his passion for travel. After graduating, Toby traveled the world for 2 years with nothing more…

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Field Notes Entry 11: Dr. Raquel Thomas

Field Notes Entry 11: Dr. Raquel Thomas

By Beth Newark

Bio: Dr. Raquel Thomas is the Director of Resource Management and Training at Iwokrama, where she helps organize policy and practice around the sustainable management of the one million hectare reserve. In this episode, Raquel explains how she partners with businesses, government,…

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Science Snacks: Taxonomic review of the Dichotomius mamillatus group

Science Snacks: Taxonomic review of the Dichotomius mamillatus group

By Beth Newark

  Paper Title: Taxonomic review of the Dichotomius mamillatus group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), with a description of a new species, Dichotomius (Dichotomius) gandinii sp. nov., from western Amazonia Micro-podcast: If you would rather listen to the summary, check out episodes of our micro-podcast,…

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Science Snacks: Designing protected area networks

Science Snacks: Designing protected area networks

By Beth Newark

  Paper Title: Designing protected area networks that translate international conservation commitments into national action Micro-podcast: If you would rather listen to the summary, check out episodes of our micro-podcast, Science Snacks, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.      …

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Field Notes Entry 10: Scott Sveiven

Field Notes Entry 10: Scott Sveiven

By Beth Newark

Bio: Scott Sveiven is the Director of Opwall’s US office and the Country Manager for our Guyana expeditions. Originally from Minnesota, Scott started travelling the world and exploring his passion for wildlife biology from an early age. He went on to become…

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Field Notes Entry 9: Mo Johnson

Field Notes Entry 9: Mo Johnson

By Beth Newark

Bio: Mo Johnson has run Opwall’s sales offices in SE Asia, Australia, and China since 2013, and runs our marine research site on Buton Island in Indonesia. Mo lives full time in Indonesia where Opwall has been running a reforestation project since…

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Field Notes Entry 8: Darren O’Connell

Field Notes Entry 8: Darren O’Connell

By Beth Newark

Bio: Dr. Darren O’Connell is a molecular ecologist from Ireland focused on speciation. Darren completed his PhD with Opwall in Sulawesi and played a critical role in identifying the Wangi-wangi White-eye, an Indonesian bird new to science. Today, Darren is studying honey…

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Science Snacks: Diversification of a ‘great speciator’ in the Wallacea region

Science Snacks: Diversification of a ‘great speciator’ in the Wallacea region

By Beth Newark

  Paper Title: Diversification of a ‘great speciator’ in the Wallacea region: differing responses of closely related resident and migratory kingfisher species (Aves: Alcedinidae: Todiramphus) Micro-podcast: If you would rather listen to the summary, check out episodes of our micro-podcast, Science Snacks,…

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Science Snacks: Citizen science in data and resource-limited areas

Science Snacks: Citizen science in data and resource-limited areas

By Beth Newark

  Paper Title: Citizen science in data and resource-limited areas: A tool to detect long-term ecosystem changes Micro-podcast: If you would rather listen to the summary, check out episodes of our micro-podcast, Science Snacks, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.  …

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Field Notes Entry 7: Panji Gusti Akbar

Field Notes Entry 7: Panji Gusti Akbar

By Beth Newark

Bio: Panji Gusti Akbar is an ornithologist that worked with Opwall at our Sulawesi field site in Indonesia from 2017-2019. Panji became passionate about birds when he moved from the bustling capital city of Jakarta to the smaller town of Yogyakarta where…

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Nova Conservation: Creating a comprehensive database for eco-adventures & research opportunities

Nova Conservation: Creating a comprehensive database for eco-adventures & research opportunities

By Beth Newark

Founded by conservation biologist Laura Marsh, Nova Conservation is a business that’s connecting people with conservation trips and experiences that give back to the environment. Laura has a background in Biology and Environmental Science with an expertise in birds. She has spent…

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