It’s not an easy ride from Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, to Gbiné. A six hour bus to Bertoua, followed … More
Category: Fieldwork
Forest People, Forest Elephants, and Forest Citizen Science in Cameroon
Since its initial development, Sapelli has been closely interlinked with conservation aims, ranging from resource monitoring in the Congo and CAR to … More
Ndima-Kali – A Different Kind of Context
It sometimes feels like every blog post I’ve written for ExCiteS has come from a different fieldsite, and to a … More
Building Community Protocols with the Ashaninka from Apiwtxa
The community protocol meeting for the Ashaninka Land Monitoring Project happened on September 5, in Apiwtxa village, with the participation … More
Engaging Local Communities in Conservation Research
The sun is getting low on the horizon, and after five long hours of hiking up and down the hilly … More
Getting closer to the field: development for whom?
I am finally back to London, after spending two months in South America. In December, I went to the 20th session … More
Back to the Field – interdisciplinary research in the Congo
Take one computer scientist, one geographer, one anthropologist, two quadcopter drones and eight Android smartphones to the Congo for a … More
The Amazon in focus: development challenges and participatory monitoring tools for the rainforest
The past two weeks were extremely busy. Between August 22nd and 24th I attended the Brazilian Studies Association Conference, which … More
Problematic Porcupines and Elephantine Issues
I’ve never yet seen an elephant in the Congo rainforest, and to be honest it’s a little difficult at times … More
