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Cover 16/8/10 09:16 Page 2 [2011/12] www.opwall.com Intro 16/8/10 09:19 Page 1 INTRODUCTION TO OPWALL 01 INTRODUCTION 01 - 24 HONDURAS 53 - 74 PERU 85 - 90 What is Operation Wallacea? Research objectives Research objectives Options for university students Forest research facilities Forest research facilities Gaining course credit as a Marine research facilities Forest training courses Research Assistant Forest training courses Forest Research Assistant projects How to prepare and complete a Marine training courses Forest dissertation/thesis topics dissertation or thesis Forest Research Assistant projects General Surveyor programme Medical Elective scheme Marine Research Assistant projects Options for high school students Forest dissertation/thesis topics CUBA 91 - 94 Gaining credit for schools expeditions Marine dissertation/thesis topics Research objectives Options for academics General Surveyor programme Research facilities Participating organisations Research Assistant projects Approach to health and safety SOUTH AFRICA & General Surveyor programme Fitness and health levels required MOZAMBIQUE 75 - 84 Operation Wallacea Trust Research objectives EGYPT 95 - 98 Forest research facilities INDONESIA 25 - 52 Research objectives Marine research facilities Research objectives Research facilities Forest training courses Forest research facilities Research Assistant projects Marine training courses Marine research facilities General Surveyor programme Forest Research Assistant projects Forest training courses Marine Research Assistant projects Marine training courses MADAGASCAR 99 - 104 Forest dissertation/thesis topics Forest Research Assistant projects Research objectives Marine dissertation/thesis topics Marine Research Assistant projects Research facilities General Surveyor programme Forest dissertation/thesis topics Research Assistant projects Marine dissertation/thesis topics General Surveyor programme General Surveyor programme Intro 16/8/10 09:19 Page 2 02 GUYANA 105 - 108 PHOTO CREDITS Research objectives Gabby Ahmadia, Henry Ali Singer, Cahyo Lennkh, Dan Locke-Wheaton, Dr Peter Research facilities Alkantana, Lisa Allen, Anamari Alvarez, Long, Gerhard Lorist, Andrew Macbeth, Dr Jorge Angulo Valdes, Dean Ashton, Fred Manata, Eduardo Marabuto, Javier Research Assistant projects Andrew Barker, Tristan Barran, Carol Marin, Sinead Marley, Dr Duncan May, General Surveyor programme Battram, Paul Beekan, Jake Bicknell, Niall McCann, Dr Steve McMellor, Dr Dave Bird, Justin Black, Dr Richard Dr Kathy Meakin, Andy Milne, Dedy MEXICO AND Bodmer, Chris Bonner, Dr Mark Bowler, Muldiana, Ferdie Muller, Tom Mullier, Dan GUATEMALA 109 - 110 Dr Robin Brace, Tamir Caras, Dr Bruce Newman, Paul Nicklen, Klaus Nigge, Research objectives Carlisle, Sara Carlson, Dr Pat Chow- Dr Joe Nunez-Mino, Paul O'Callaghan, Research facilities Fraser, Gareth Cleaver, Dr Tim Coles, Thomas Peschak, Dr Rob Pickles, Tania Research Assistant projects Dwi Coles, Paul Coles, Xander Combrinx, Pinero, Dr Roger Poland, Adam Powell, Claudio Contrera, Emily Cook, Coral Dr Nancy Priston, Dan Pupius, Marc General Surveyor programme Divers, Dr Ruth Cox, Dr Sarah Curran, Rabenandrasana, Dr Bob Reed, Ernesto Jocelyn Curtis-Quick, Alison Darlington, Reyes, Joel Rice, Joe Riss, James IMPORTANT Dr Caine Delacy, Dr Kristian Dietz, Pippa Rosindell, Dr Steve Rossiter, Sonia INFORMATION 111 - 122 Disney, Louisa-Molly Dorrington, Jen Dyer, Rowley, Pelayo Salinas de Leon, Dates and options – Indonesia Jack Dykinga, Dan Exton, Dr Richard Dr James Saunders, Kevin Schafer, Dates and options – Honduras Field, Mike Flavell, Patrick Garvey, Caroline Schiess, Johan Scholtz, Florian Dates and options – South Africa Dr Graeme Gillespie, Oyaima Gonzalez, Schultz, Simon Segar, Brian Skerry, and Mozambique Damien Goodall, Rebecca Grainger- Dr David Slater, Dr Kathy Slater, Dr Dave Wood, Steve Green, Dr Becki Guenther, Smith, Laura Smith, Andrew Snyder, Dates and options – Peru Barnabas Harrison, Jack Haynes, Lucy Dr Martin Speight, Robin Springett, Dates – Cuba Healer, Ian Hendy, Peter Herbst, Angel Dr Dave Suggett, Helen Taylor, Dr Raquel Dates – Egypt Herslet, Harry Hilser, Danielle Hines, Thomas, Hannah Thomas, Roy Toft, Alex Dates – Madagascar Dr Justin Hines, Tom Hodgson, Ashley Tozer, Nienke van Etten, Pearl Vas, Dr Ben Holland, Emma Hughes, Dr Kim Hunter, Vivian, Nicole Wakeford, Dr Graham Dates – Guyana Tim Hurst, Dr Mike James, Regen Watkins, Michele Westmorland, Geoff Dates – Mexico Jamieson, Tim Jeffree, Dr Tim Johnson, Whiles, Dr Roy Wiles, Dr Olwen Williams, Costs and Fundraising Jennifer Johnson, Zafer Kizilkaya, Jon Dr Keith Wilmott, Karim Zalat, Calina Flights and Insurance Kolby, Andreas Lange, Dr Bjorn Lardner, Zepeda, Christian Ziegler, Heike Zitzer Felicia Lasmana, Adam Laverty, Cordula Feedback Intro 16/8/10 09:19 Page 3 INTRODUCTION TO OPWALL 03 WHAT IS OPERATION WALLACEA? formed from local staff who have provided successful input to the expedition surveys (e.g. Lawane Ecotone for the Indonesian forest, Operation Wallacea is an organisation funded by tuition fees that runs Lembaga Alam for the Indonesia marine sites and Expediciones y a series of biological and conservation management research Servicios Ambientales de Cusuco for the cloud forest site in programmes that operate in remote locations across the world. Honduras). These expeditions are designed with specific wildlife conservation aims in mind - from identifying areas needing protection, through to GLOBAL RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION implementing and assessing conservation management MANAGEMENT STRATEGY programmes. What is different about Operation Wallacea is that large The vast majority of science programmes that deliver key research teams of university academics who are specialists in various aspects outcomes are characterised by short term funding with restricted of biodiversity or social and economic studies are concentrated at the aims and bio-geographical ranges. Long-term projects covering target study sites giving volunteers the opportunity of working on a large bio-geographical scales and that incorporate more than one range of projects. The surveys result in a large number of ecosystem are rare. The Operation Wallacea programme provides publications in peer-reviewed journals each year, have resulted in 30 the opportunity to consider science and conservation of key vertebrate species new to science being discovered, 4 'extinct' ecosystems from a global perspective. Operation Wallacea is able species being re-discovered and $2 million levered from funding to draw upon researchers from a wide range of different disciplines agencies to set up best practice management examples at the study and academic institutions to address major issues related to the sites. These large survey teams of academics and volunteers that are sustainable management and conservation of some of the world’s funded independently of normal academic sources have enabled most diverse but threatened environments. large temporal and spatial biodiversity and socio-economic data sets A global research and conservation strategy has been developed to be produced, and provide information to help with organising and is applied in 4 stages at each of the sites. This includes an effective conservation management programmes. initial assessment of the biological value of the site (stage 1). If the In 2011, the expeditions are operating in 10 countries: Indonesia, site is accepted into the Opwall programme, an ecosystem Honduras, Egypt, Cuba, South Africa, Mozambique, Peru, monitoring programme is established to determine the direction of Madagascar, Guyana, Mexico and new for 2012, Guatemala. In change (stage 2). If this reveals a continuing decline, a programme each country, a long-term agreement is signed with a partner for monitoring socio-economic change in adjacent communities is organisation (e.g. Honduran Coral Reef Foundation in Honduras, established to determine how these communities interact with the Fund Amazonia in Peru, Wildlife Ecological Investments in South study site (stage 3). Once these stage 2 and stage 3 data are Africa, National Science Foundation in Egypt) and over the course obtained, funding applications are submitted to establish a best of this agreement it is hoped to achieve a survey and management practice example of conservation management and the success of development programme at each of the sites. Occasionally, these programmes are then monitored (stage 4). There is obviously a competent local partner organisation is not available. In these cases, Operation Wallacea mentors the formation of a new NGO Intro 16/8/10 09:19 Page 4 04 some considerable overlap between these stages. Stage 1 projects theme and is best exemplified by studies of the use of mangrove, can still be running in addition to a stage 4 programme in order to seagrass and coral reef habitats by various fish species in the add data to understanding the ecosystem requirements of target Caribbean and Indo-Pacific. species or adding to the overall species lists for previously un- STAGE 2: MONITORING ECOSYSTEM CHANGE worked taxa. Once a site has been identified as worthy of inclusion as a long term STAGE 1: ASSESSING ECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY AND FUNCTION study area for the Operation Wallacea research teams, a monitoring The first stage at a new site is to determine the relative biodiversity programme for the study site is established so changes in the value of the site to determine whether it is worthy of protection or, if it ecosystems can be assessed. 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