

Conservation enforcement in Nepal
Nepal is both a critical source country for wildlife at a cross-road for transnational illegal wildlife trade (IWT). It is also a...


Why perceptions matter in conservation
Greenhood Nepal is organising #GreenhoodTalks with Dr. Jacob Phelps faculty, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University. Why...
Researchers shine a spotlight on illegal wild orchid trade
Large-scale commercial trade of wild orchids is a pressing, but little-recognised conservation problem, according to researchers. Orchids...


Scientists propose process to protect African elephants
Threatened African elephants could be better protected using approaches developed during the ending of apartheid, conflict resolution in...


Orchids at CITES Standing Committee
Dr. Amy Hinsely and I represented the IUCN Orchid Specialist Group at the 69th Standing Committee of the Convention on the International...


Can we model tipping points? (Or even agree about what they are?)
The term “tipping point” has become ubiquitous in research about socio-ecological systems, but what are they, actually, on-the-ground? ...


New research on tomato agrodiversity
Gabriela Toledo and I recently completed a scoping trip related to a new line of research on tomato agrodiversity in Mexico, which...


Law & environment in Mexico City
I was delighted to spend a couple of days with Alejandra Rabasa at the Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencias de la Sostenibilidad at...


Oxford Wildlife Trade Symposium: Guidelines and ethics for IWT research
Garry Potter and Jacob Phelps will host a 1-day workshop at the upcoming Oxford University Wildlife Trade Symposium, entitled "Guidelines...


Time in prison...
Since last July, many people have called me to enquire where I have been. Upon listening to my response, many have been horrified and...