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2020

• Jan 1^st 2019 in 19 photos…from mountaintops to wadi beds. Comments Off on 2019 in 19 photos…from mountaintops to wadi beds.

• Apr 22^nd Dollars, logs and chainsaws: can we pay to restore new forests by cutting others down? Comments Off on Dollars, logs and chainsaws: can we pay to restore new forests by cutting others down?
• Jan 10^th How water rather than conservation is helping endangered spider monkeys in Panama Comments Off on How water rather than conservation is helping endangered spider monkeys in Panama

2022

• Aug 1^st  Nigeria’s last savannah elephants Comments Off on  Nigeria’s last savannah elephants
• Jul 31^st Capturing the world’s rarest gorilla on camera Comments Off on Capturing the world’s rarest gorilla on camera
• Jul 31^st Tracking the plight of Nigeria’s beleaguered pangolins Comments Off on Tracking the plight of Nigeria’s beleaguered pangolins
• Jul 24^th Wallowing on the past Comments Off on Wallowing on the past

2021

• Sep 17^th How much should tree plantations count towards global reforestation commitments? Comments Off on How much should tree plantations count towards global reforestation commitments?
• Mar 3^rd A black and white Anthropocene Comments Off on A black and white Anthropocene
• Feb 16^th The curious case of the Cambridge pangolin Comments Off on The curious case of the Cambridge pangolin
• Feb 11^th Human footfall: the new environmental calamity. Comments Off on Human footfall: the new environmental calamity.
• Feb 7^th The Dasgupta review and Papua New Guinea’s disappearing orchid conundrum Comments Off on The Dasgupta review and Papua New Guinea’s disappearing orchid conundrum
• Feb 1^st Wallace’s rainforest musings Comments Off on Wallace’s rainforest musings
• Jan 22^nd The free Netflix of conservation documentaries Comments Off on The free Netflix of conservation documentaries
• Jan 14^th The mammoth’s forgotten botfly Comments Off on The mammoth’s forgotten botfly
• Jan 2^nd Yanking back our collective baselines Comments Off on Yanking back our collective baselines

2020

• Oct 15^th MAPstoration: the art of pinpointing where restoration is a Bonn idea. Comments Off on MAPstoration: the art of pinpointing where restoration is a Bonn idea.
• Oct 11^th Who owns the rainforest? Comments Off on Who owns the rainforest?
• Oct 3^rd Land grab, logging and mining threaten “biodiversity jewel” island off Papua New Guinea Comments Off on Land grab, logging and mining threaten “biodiversity jewel” island off Papua New Guinea
• Sep 10^th Listen in to the noises of the rainforest Comments Off on Listen in to the noises of the rainforest
• Jul 7^th The conservation value of snake- and wasp-infested tangles Comments Off on The conservation value of snake- and wasp-infested tangles
• Jun 24^th What will future generations nickname the Anthropocene? Comments Off on What will future generations nickname the Anthropocene?
• Jun 22^nd Happy world rainforest day: 13 ways to get your dose of tropical forests today Comments Off on Happy world rainforest day: 13 ways to get your dose of tropical forests today
• Jun 21^st Three mind-shifting concepts for conservationists Comments Off on Three mind-shifting concepts for conservationists
• Jun 20^th The restoration of dots and dashes Comments Off on The restoration of dots and dashes
• Jun 10^th Protect or restore: a clash of the forest titans? Comments Off on Protect or restore: a clash of the forest titans?
• Jun 6^th 6 short films about forest restoration Comments Off on 6 short films about forest restoration
• May 28^th Sea cows, tortillas, guns and glaciers: a world of crazy connections Comments Off on Sea cows, tortillas, guns and glaciers: a world of crazy connections
• May 9^th Logging redwoods, birds of paradise and Omar Tello’s 7 hectare quest Comments Off on Logging redwoods, birds of paradise and Omar Tello’s 7 hectare quest

2019

• Nov 4^th Life in the nooks and crannies: exploring Musandam’s rare flora. Comments Off on Life in the nooks and crannies: exploring Musandam’s rare flora.
• Oct 31^st Can hunters be conservationists? Comments Off on Can hunters be conservationists?
• Oct 18^th Can a petition save a rainforest island from destruction? Comments Off on Can a petition save a rainforest island from destruction?
• Oct 16^th To save a forest, find the mother trees: the fight to bring back Brazil’s Araucaria forest Comments Off on To save a forest, find the mother trees: the fight to bring back Brazil’s Araucaria forest
• Oct 9^th Why saving forests means working with farmers Comments Off on Why saving forests means working with farmers
• Aug 4^th A few things I learnt interning for Mongabay Comments Off on A few things I learnt interning for Mongabay
• Aug 2^nd Dodgy company locks eyes on megadiverse island Comments Off on Dodgy company locks eyes on megadiverse island
• Jul 31^st In the footsteps of one of the world’s rarest mammals Comments Off on In the footsteps of one of the world’s rarest mammals
• Jul 27^th Reaching the summit of Gunung Danum Comments Off on Reaching the summit of Gunung Danum
• Jul 27^th Canopy ants in your pants Comments Off on Canopy ants in your pants
• Jul 26^th Trekking through the land of giants Comments Off on Trekking through the land of giants
• Jul 24^th Into the heart of Danum Valley Comments Off on Into the heart of Danum Valley
• Jul 21^st What I’ll miss most about living in Borneo’s rainforests Comments Off on What I’ll miss most about living in Borneo’s rainforests
• Jul 18^th 17 people who have made a difference in preventing species extinctions Comments Off on 17 people who have made a difference in preventing species extinctions
• Jul 15^th The Norway of Arabia and other such silliness Comments Off on The Norway of Arabia and other such silliness
• Jul 14^th Building an ecosystem for change Comments Off on Building an ecosystem for change
• Jul 12^th 10 reasons to go on a rainforest adventure Comments Off on 10 reasons to go on a rainforest adventure
• Jul 11^th Conservation Podcast: Resilient Rainforests and Fighting Extinction Comments Off on Conservation Podcast: Resilient Rainforests and Fighting Extinction
• Jul 8^th How Colombia’s orchid hunter is saving cloud forests Comments Off on How Colombia’s orchid hunter is saving cloud forests
• Jun 24^th This is what extinction looks like Comments Off on This is what extinction looks like
• May 23^rd Climate change may increase death count of tropical storms Comments Off on Climate change may increase death count of tropical storms
• May 7^th Meet the scientists that use poop to catch rainforest dung beetles Comments Off on Meet the scientists that use poop to catch rainforest dung beetles
• Apr 11^th New coalition strives to save endangered orca population Comments Off on New coalition strives to save endangered orca population
• Mar 21^st Scouring cliff sides for rare flora Comments Off on Scouring cliff sides for rare flora
• Mar 15^th A few things I learnt in Colombia Comments Off on A few things I learnt in Colombia
• Feb 28^th New map could help save critically endangered Javan leopard Comments Off on New map could help save critically endangered Javan leopard
• Feb 27^th Fieldwork flops: from collapsed bridges to cloud forest cults Comments Off on Fieldwork flops: from collapsed bridges to cloud forest cults
• Feb 24^th Crouching bull, hidden bear Comments Off on Crouching bull, hidden bear
• Feb 23^rd Conservation is bloody complicated 1 comment
• Jan 30^th Canoeing with caiman in search of anaconda Comments Off on Canoeing with caiman in search of anaconda
• Jan 29^th From cowlands to cloud forest Comments Off on From cowlands to cloud forest
• Jan 4^th Wildlife blogger of the year: behind the story Comments Off on Wildlife blogger of the year: behind the story
• Jan 3^rd Using drones to fight TB in rural Madagascar Comments Off on Using drones to fight TB in rural Madagascar
• Jan 1^st 23 environmental problems to crack by 2100. Comments Off on 23 environmental problems to crack by 2100.
• Jan 1^st 2018 in 18 photos… from treetops to hospital beds. Comments Off on 2018 in 18 photos… from treetops to hospital beds.

2018

• Dec 31^st I won wildlife blogger of the year 2018!! Comments Off on I won wildlife blogger of the year 2018!!
• Dec 30^th How climbing trees can save species 1 comment
• Dec 28^th What makes an effective conservationist? Comments Off on What makes an effective conservationist?
• Dec 22^nd Using poo to sample biodiversity in tropical forests Comments Off on Using poo to sample biodiversity in tropical forests
• Dec 20^th The rare jungle cat that thrives in degraded forest Comments Off on The rare jungle cat that thrives in degraded forest
• Dec 19^th What’s the most important environmental problem to focus on? 2 comments
• Dec 11^th So you want to “make a difference”…now what? Comments Off on So you want to “make a difference”…now what?
• Nov 28^th Borneo: Life After Logging Comments Off on Borneo: Life After Logging
• Nov 25^th Rescuing the Reef Comments Off on Rescuing the Reef
• Nov 22^nd Conservation has to be scalable Comments Off on Conservation has to be scalable
• Nov 15^th What wildlife conservation can learn from ninjas Comments Off on What wildlife conservation can learn from ninjas
• Nov 15^th Shortcuts to staunching catastrophic wildlife declines Comments Off on Shortcuts to staunching catastrophic wildlife declines
• Nov 14^th Machetes and seedlings: the key to saving Borneo’s logged rainforests, or the next phase in their degradation? Comments Off on Machetes and seedlings: the key to saving Borneo’s logged rainforests, or the next phase in their degradation?
• Nov 9^th Creating the witch’s familiar Comments Off on Creating the witch’s familiar
• Nov 6^th Building societies that don’t suck Comments Off on Building societies that don’t suck
• Nov 5^th Time for a Manhattan Project on biodiversity loss Comments Off on Time for a Manhattan Project on biodiversity loss
• Nov 4^th 52 things to do in a rainforest Comments Off on 52 things to do in a rainforest
• Nov 4^th Take the first step Comments Off on Take the first step
• Oct 26^th The objectives of the machete expedition Comments Off on The objectives of the machete expedition
• Oct 23^rd A globulating necklace of leeches Comments Off on A globulating necklace of leeches
• Oct 15^th Conservation isn’t “anti-development” Comments Off on Conservation isn’t “anti-development”
• Oct 14^th Grazing The Amazon Comments Off on Grazing The Amazon
• Oct 13^th I once had a leech on my willy Comments Off on I once had a leech on my willy
• Oct 12^th The galactic importance of tropical rainforests Comments Off on The galactic importance of tropical rainforests
• Oct 7^th Cloudwiches Comments Off on Cloudwiches
• Sep 30^th Does apple tart taste nicer when eaten at 8202 ft? Comments Off on Does apple tart taste nicer when eaten at 8202 ft?
• Sep 28^th 11 wildlife conservation storytelling projects Comments Off on 11 wildlife conservation storytelling projects
• Sep 26^th Podcast #5 Boots on the ground (a conversation with a park ranger) Comments Off on Podcast #5 Boots on the ground (a conversation with a park ranger)
• Sep 21^st Crossing a lake in a homemade recycled raft Comments Off on Crossing a lake in a homemade recycled raft
• Sep 20^th Trekking down the Tardoire river Comments Off on Trekking down the Tardoire river
• Sep 18^th Tidiness: the silent bane of wildlife conservation Comments Off on Tidiness: the silent bane of wildlife conservation
• Sep 13^th Exploring the insides of Arctic’s global seed vault Comments Off on Exploring the insides of Arctic’s global seed vault
• Sep 10^th 10 lessons and thoughts learnt macheting 25 kilometres of rainforest Comments Off on 10 lessons and thoughts learnt macheting 25 kilometres of rainforest
• Aug 29^th Rockpooling and fossil hunting on the Jurassic coast Comments Off on Rockpooling and fossil hunting on the Jurassic coast
• Aug 29^th Artwork of extinction: the most important painting in history…that you’ve probably never heard of Comments Off on Artwork of extinction: the most important painting in history…that you’ve probably never heard of
• Aug 26^th Roes, raspberries and rockyroads Comments Off on Roes, raspberries and rockyroads
• Aug 22^nd Weathering a tropical storm Comments Off on Weathering a tropical storm
• Aug 4^th Running down Europe’s tallest sand dune Comments Off on Running down Europe’s tallest sand dune
• Aug 2^nd Home for the next month–we got there in the end! Comments Off on Home for the next month–we got there in the end!
• Jul 29^th Adventures with dogs in the green Heart of Borneo Comments Off on Adventures with dogs in the green Heart of Borneo
• Jul 25^th Hammocking under the canopy: an adventure gone wrong Comments Off on Hammocking under the canopy: an adventure gone wrong
• Jul 24^th Climbing a jungle pylon Comments Off on Climbing a jungle pylon
• Jul 20^th How to graduate in the jungle Comments Off on How to graduate in the jungle
• Jul 13^th Get outside and feed some cows 1 comment
• Jul 12^th Don’t buy bad machetes 1 comment
• Jul 12^th £2 Adventures in the Peak District Comments Off on £2 Adventures in the Peak District
• Jun 28^th Things always go wrong in the rainforest Comments Off on Things always go wrong in the rainforest
• Jun 6^th Podcast #4 in a jungle with the bloke that had a lungfish Comments Off on Podcast #4 in a jungle with the bloke that had a lungfish
• May 26^th How my favourite film was made Comments Off on How my favourite film was made
• May 24^th Doing what you love…and why I’ll probably be offline for 3 months. 1 comment
• May 13^th Podcast #3 The Dark Side of Conservation? Comments Off on Podcast #3 The Dark Side of Conservation?
• May 8^th Chinks in the armour of global food security Comments Off on Chinks in the armour of global food security
• Mar 17^th Podcast #2 Crocodiles, Bullets, Ghosts and Shifting Cultivation Comments Off on Podcast #2 Crocodiles, Bullets, Ghosts and Shifting Cultivation
• Mar 11^th Posting my first podcast: thoughts and thank yous Comments Off on Posting my first podcast: thoughts and thank yous
• Feb 27^th Podcast #1 The rare but tasty frog Comments Off on Podcast #1 The rare but tasty frog
• Feb 25^th BUGS: Will eating insects save the Earth? Comments Off on BUGS: Will eating insects save the Earth?
• Feb 14^th Conflict and conservation: 6 places where wildlife meets warfare Comments Off on Conflict and conservation: 6 places where wildlife meets warfare
• Jan 28^th A new perspective on a famous spider Comments Off on A new perspective on a famous spider
• Jan 25^th Welcome to the new website! Comments Off on Welcome to the new website!
• Jan 21^st Turning fishing nets into carpet tiles Comments Off on Turning fishing nets into carpet tiles

2017

• Dec 22^nd Boosting crops to save wildlife Comments Off on Boosting crops to save wildlife
• Dec 19^th David Attenborough and the nasty bridge Comments Off on David Attenborough and the nasty bridge
• Dec 16^th Is there hope for conservation? Comments Off on Is there hope for conservation?
• Dec 3^rd The best video on Youtube Comments Off on The best video on Youtube
• Nov 26^th Wild hope Comments Off on Wild hope
• Nov 25^th Should we save the fluffy ones? Comments Off on Should we save the fluffy ones?
• Nov 24^th Virunga Comments Off on Virunga
• Nov 24^th Heironymus Plop, taramasalata and the giant squid Comments Off on Heironymus Plop, taramasalata and the giant squid
• Nov 24^th Money logging Comments Off on Money logging
• Nov 20^th Snorting away the rainforest Comments Off on Snorting away the rainforest