Overview

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Overview

• Tropical scientific expeditions in 8 countries
• 130 academics running more than 100 projects
• 30 new vertebrate species discovered already
• Results published in peer reviewed journals
• Academic credit provided by St Andrews University
  for US students and by Imperial College for other
  countries
• School groups can get 70 UCAS points for joining
  the expedition

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Global Research and Conservation Strategy

• Stage 1 - Assessing ecosystem diversity and
  function
• Stage 2 - Monitoring ecosystem change
• Stage 3 - Monitoring socio-economic change
• Stage 4 - Establishing monitoring the
  effectiveness of conservation
  management programs

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Madagascar
and Mozambique
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Team Members

Principal Researchers Assistant
Researchers Visiting Academics Dissertation
Students Research Assistants General
Surveyors Operations Staff Medical Staff
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Cuba
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Havana
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Havana

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Isle of Youth

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Isle of Youth
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Isle of Youth
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Punta Frances
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Punta Frances
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Punta Frances
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Punta Frances
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Punta Frances
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Punta Frances
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Cuban Wildlife Ecology
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Cuban Wildlife Ecology
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Cuban Wildlife Ecology
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Forest Biodiversity Surveys
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Forest Biodiversity Surveys
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Forest Biodiversity Surveys

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Forest Biodiversity Surveys
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Forest Biodiversity Surveys
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Forest Biodiversity Surveys
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Forest Biodiversity Surveys
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Forest Biodiversity Surveys
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Forest Biodiversity Surveys
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Manatee Surveys from the Felipe Poey
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Felipe Poey
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Manatee Surveys
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Manatee Surveys
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Manatee Surveys
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Manatee Surveys
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Week 2
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Dive Training
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Dive Training
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Caribbean Reef Ecology
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Dive Training Reef Ecology
3 days completing Ocean Diver course 3 days
Caribbean reef ecology course
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Turtle Nesting Surveys
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Turtle Nesting Surveys
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Turtle Nesting Surveys
Use of Ear Tags for mark-recapture work ERTCO
data loggers for measuring changes in nest
temperature
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Week 1 Schedule
Friday Research ship from Colony Hotel to Punta
Frances, group splits into 2 half stay at Punta
Frances, the other half go on the Felipe Poey to
the manatee site Saturday to ThursdayHalf time
Forest monitoring from Punta Frances and half
time on liveaboard ship manatee
monitoring Friday Both groups meet at Punta
Frances
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Week 2 Schedule
Saturday to Wednesday Dive training, reef
ecology and turtle monitoring ThursdayResearch
ship back to Colony Hotel and fly back to Havana
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Health Safety
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Health Safety Issues

• Training of students in safety procedures

• Risk assessments

• Medical cover

• Communications

• Threat of terrorism

• Dive safety procedures

• Emergency evacuation plans prepared for all sites

• Expedition is BS8842 compliant and EPA Badge
  application submitted

• Safer than going on sports tour or ski trip!

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Certificate of Personal Effectiveness

• Six Skills
• Problem Solving
• Working with Others
• Discussion
• Research
• Oral Presentation
• Improving Learning

Worth 70 UCAS points equivalent to A grade at
AS level
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Fundraising Support

• Fundraising Training Meeting
• identify funding target
• raffle
• events and activities
• grants and sponsorship
• identify groups of 4 5 students

• Action Plan Meeting
• each group produces action plan with financial
  targets
• Progress Review Meeting
• review progress and revise targets

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Conclusions

• 975 for 2 weeks
• Includes all transportation costs on site, food,
  accommodation, joining all research projects.
• Should be able to raise all or a percentage of
  the money need from fundraising
• Opportunity to go to remote locations and see
  wildlife with experts
• Chance to contribute to real conservation
  projects

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Questions?