Week 21. Climate change. Cambio climatico
June 9, 2020
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New insights into job downgrading…hands-on research again!
June 8, 2020
One of the wonderful bits about my current volunteer work is that I am doing hands-on research (again). And this time, not with the idea of developing or testing a theory as it is often the case in academia, but with the humble and simple goal of improving people’s lives while ensuring the long-term conservation … More New insights into job downgrading…hands-on research again!
STRDs part 4 : Turtle Tracker
June 7, 2020
Earlier I introduced the wish at Osa Conservation’s sea turtle program for some solution to unify data entry by volunteers during and/or after their beach patrols. In parts two and three, I presented SWOT and TREDS. In part 4, I will look at Turtle Tracker. … More STRDs part 4 : Turtle Tracker
STRDs part 3 : Turtle Research and Monitoring Database System (TREDS)
June 6, 2020
In part three of this series, I will look at another old database, which contrary to the SWOT database (of part 2), is designed for the capture of beach patrol data. … More STRDs part 3 : Turtle Research and Monitoring Database System (TREDS)
STRDs part 2 : The state of the world’s sea turtles (SWOT)
June 5, 2020
Earlier I introduced the wish at Osa Conservation’s sea turtle program for some solution to unify data entry by volunteers during and/or after their beach patrols. In part two, I will look at one of the oldest solutions I could find on line. … More STRDs part 2 : The state of the world’s sea turtles (SWOT)
Economics of Innovation and Conservation
June 4, 2020
When people think about innovation, they usually portray technological artifacts. But innovation is much more than that. In simple terms, it is about the capacity to change. As it goes, many conservation projects require individuals and organizations to change, to adopt new practices, to abandon others. This is where an economist with an Economics of … More Economics of Innovation and Conservation
Week 20. Zon, zee, strand … en mangrove
June 2, 2020
Een week aan de overkant van de Golfo Dulce. Met zon, zee en strand en een fantastische boottocht door een mangrovebos. … More Week 20. Zon, zee, strand … en mangrove
Week 20. Sun, sea, beach … and mangrove forest!! Sol, mar, playa … y manglares!!
June 2, 2020
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A fisherman’s life from the peephole and what it can teach us about poverty, conservation and life
June 1, 2020
As some of you might have noticed, this last week I have not been so active on the blog. The reason for that is that as part of the volunteer work, I have been (finally) in the field, doing interviews with fishermen in some rural areas in Costa Rica. It has been intense and tiresome. … More A fisherman’s life from the peephole and what it can teach us about poverty, conservation and life
STRDs part 1 : Sea Turtle Research Databases
May 31, 2020
This is the start of a series of posts about sea turtle research databases. The questions are which ones already exist, what do they do, how do they compare and would they be suitable for Osa Conservation? … More STRDs part 1 : Sea Turtle Research Databases
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