Indigenous people believed to be a drag on society are in reality a major asset for conservation. We must recognise … More
Tag: Sapelli
Using Sapelli in the Field
After the book Geographic Citizen Science Design: No one left behind (03-2021), the ExCiteS research team announces the publication of … More
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
Opportunity: Help us develop visualisation software for participatory mapping with indigenous communities!
Over the last ten years, UCL’s Extreme Citizen Science group has developed two main technological infrastructures – Sapelli software to … More
Is Sapelli just a tool?
In a recent interview I conducted with the director of an international NGO here in Cameroon who is familiar with … More
The role of Sapelli in collecting indigenous weather/climate forecast data
THIS IS A GUEST POST BY EMMANUEL NYADZI – A PHD RESEARCHER AT WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY. The impact of climate variability and … More
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
Sapelli to tackle illegal cattle invasions for the Ju/‘hoansi of Nyae Nyae Conservancy, NA
This is a guest post by Megan Laws, who have recently used Sapelli in Namibia: During the first few weeks of … 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
WARMING UP IN THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
I am now back from my second fieldtrip to the Ashaninka people from Amônea River. The first fieldtrip was in … More
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