Overview

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Overview

• Tropical scientific expeditions in 8 countries
• 130 academics running more than 100 projects
• 30 new vertebrate species discovered already
• Results published in peer reviewed journals
• Academic credit provided by St Andrews University
  for US students and by Imperial College for other
  countries
• School groups can get 70 UCAS points for joining
  the expedition

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Global Research and Conservation Strategy

• Stage 1 - Assessing ecosystem diversity and
  function
• Stage 2 - Monitoring ecosystem change
• Stage 3 - Monitoring socio-economic change
• Stage 4 - Establishing monitoring the
  effectiveness of conservation
  management programs

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Madagascar
and Mozambique
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Team Members

Principal Researchers Assistant
Researchers Visiting Academics Dissertation
Students Research Assistants General
Surveyors Operations Staff Medical Staff
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Peruvian Amazon
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Iquitos
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Iquitos
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Pacaya-Samiria
Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve
Up the Amazon to the Marañon
Then, up the Marañon River
Then, up the Samiria River
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Pacaya-Samiria
Habitat Types at Samiria
Levees
Lakes
Palm Swamps
River
Flooded Forests
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Amazonian Wildlife Ecology Conservation
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Amazonian Wildlife Ecology Conservation
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Amazonian Wildlife Ecology Conservation
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Amazonian Wildlife Ecology Conservation
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Amazonian Wildlife Ecology Conservation
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Biodiversity Surveys
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Health Safety
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Health Safety Issues

• Training of students in safety procedures

• Risk assessments

• Medical cover

• Communications

• Threat of terrorism

• Emergency evacuation plans prepared for all sites

• Expedition is BS8842 compliant and EPA Badge
  application submitted

• Safer than going on sports tour or ski trip!

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Certificate of Personal Effectiveness

• Six Skills
• Problem Solving
• Working with Others
• Discussion
• Research
• Oral Presentation
• Improving Learning

Worth 70 UCAS points equivalent to A grade at
AS level
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Fundraising Support

• Fundraising Training Meeting
• identify funding target
• raffle
• events and activities
• grants and sponsorship
• identify groups of 4 5 students
• Action Plan Meeting
• each group produces action plan with financial
  targets
• Progress Review Meeting
• review progress and revise targets

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Conclusions

• 975 for 2 weeks
• Includes all transportation costs on site, food,
  accommodation, joining all research projects.
• Should be able to raise all or a percentage of
  the money need from fundraising
• Opportunity to go to remote locations and see
  wildlife with experts
• Chance to contribute to real conservation
  projects

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Questions?