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Category: Indigenous peoples

Decolonising protected areas: Sapelli in eastern Cameroon

Whilst being initially hesitant to work in this controversial and problematic context, I decided that this was an opportunity to initiate change, whereby the voices and values of the Baka could be taken seriously

Africa, anthropology, conservation, Sapelli

My commitment to the extremity of (citizen) science

As a student, I would like here to highlight why I made the choice to commit to citizen science. During … More

WEBINAR: Whose land? Whose map? Land use mapping by land users in the Digital Earth era.

*Recording and slides are available here. This Webinar is part of the ongoing PhD project titled: Whose land? Whose map? … More

“We are weeping with our knowledge of the forest”

I have been living with the Baka, one of Central Africa’s hunter-gatherer groups, for the last 5 months. As an … More

Learn about Extreme Citizen Science from our StoryMap

What if science and society deployed themselves inside one single dynamic adventure?

brazil, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Extreme Citizen Science, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Open Science

Electric Guitars and Environmental Justice

It’s not an easy ride from Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, to Gbiné. A six hour bus to Bertoua, followed … More

ECSAnVis, ERC

Are poachers really the bad guys?

    The word poacher is a horrible word. It carries with it images of slain rhinos, piles of ivory, … More

Anti-Poaching, Communities, ECSAnVis, ERC, Hunting, Illegal Wildlife Trade, Indigenous

Reuniting people and maps: Participative Mapping 2017 at Cal Poly

Maps have changed the world. If you’ve visited Madrid’s Naval Museum, you will have seen a map drawn by an … More

conference, ECSAnVis, ERC, GIS, Indigenous, indigenous rights, Mapping, PGIS, PPGIS

Ready, Set, Report! Five forest communities are showcasing a new style of conservation

  We’re often told that we shouldn’t trust first impressions. In the case of Baka forest hunter-gatherer communities in Cameroon, … More

Africa, Animals, anthropology, Cameroon, Communities, Community Development, development, ECSAnVis, Elephants, ERC, GIS, Great Apes, Indigenous, participatory development

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

Africa, biodiversity, Cameroon, Citizen science, Community Development, Ecological Citizen Science, ECSAnVis, Empowerment, environmental monitoring, ERC, ExCiteS, indigenous rights, Sapelli

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  • Decolonising protected areas: Sapelli in eastern Cameroon January 17, 2021
  • Opportunity: Help us develop visualisation software for participatory mapping with indigenous communities! December 10, 2020
  • Call for Special Issue on “GeoWeb and GeoMobile Applications for Public Engagement Emerging Trends and Novel Approaches” November 30, 2020
  • Is Sapelli just a tool? October 10, 2020
  • Crowdsourced Blogging on the ECSA 2020 conference September 21, 2020
  • Mon engagement à l’extrémité de la science (citoyenne) September 9, 2020
  • Can extreme citizen science breathe life into science? August 17, 2020
  • My commitment to the extremity of (citizen) science August 11, 2020
  • WEBINAR: Whose land? Whose map? Land use mapping by land users in the Digital Earth era. May 4, 2020
  • “We are weeping with our knowledge of the forest” March 28, 2020

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