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A race against the odds
“Hello, I’ve come to see the snakes.” This greeting rarely receives a warm reception in any country. In Antigua in 1995, my words elicited both shudders of revulsion and hoots of laughter. “Snakes,...
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Mining copper amid glaciers in the Chilean Andes
Los Bronces mine in the Chilean Andes. Credit: Pippa Howard/FFI This week’s TIME magazine shares a series of photographs of melting and retreating glaciers from northern Greenland, British Columbia...
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Winter wonderland
If you asked me which is my favourite season, I would tell you that each has its own special charms. I love long summer days, and the smell of rain hitting the parched ground. I adore autumn, with its...
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Dart through the heart: Colombian frog becomes cherished mascot for conservation
Back in 2011, whilst planning a trip to Colombia to help run a scientific journal-writing workshop, I found myself carefully studying a map of the country which was dotted with 31 pins, each...
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The chronicles of Oryx: a history of conservation – part one (1903-1913)
There’s a certain symmetry to be found when comparing the origins of Fauna & Flora International (FFI) in 1903 and the organisation’s conservation work in 2013, because at either end of this...
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The chronicles of Oryx: a history of conservation – part two (1914-1923)
The years between 1914 and 1923 were quiet ones for the journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Wild Fauna of the Empire, with nothing published between 1914 and 1921. One imagines that...
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An appetite for the truth: why do people eat turtle eggs?
Recently, for the second time in my life, I visited the United States to attend the International Sea Turtle Symposium. However, this was the first time that I presented the work we do in Nicaragua in...
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Is capacity building the key to a brighter future?
The Andean sun, still rising, shone down on the cobbled streets. Contented dogs sprawled over the warm stones, paying no notice to the occasional over-laden car which carefully edged around them....
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Into the valley of the shadow of death: disaster planning for the remarkable...
The great paradox of my job is that we journey to some of the most beautiful places on Earth because they are at risk of destruction. In our quest to aid the conservation of some of the world’s most...
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The stunning seabirds of Ascension
Locating Ascension Island on Google Earth without first typing in a coordinate is almost impossible. Like a cake crumb on a huge blue bedspread, it is a tiny point lost in the wilderness – in this case...
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It takes people to save a species
Most people think of sandy beaches, recreational diving and rum punches when they think of Antigua and Barbuda. I did too until I began working for Fauna & Flora International (FFI) and speaking to...
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Standing up for snakes
Ever since Genesis snakes have had a bad reputation. Even before that was written, the ancient Egyptians had snakebite remedies, and Cleopatra, so the story goes, committed suicide by serpent. Snakes...
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The dramatic events of 9 September in Panama caused a number of different reactions amongst the conservation community; including surprise and anger. Personally I felt frustration. But given the...
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A helping hand – building conservation capacity when and where it matters most
At Fauna & Flora International (FFI) we believe that cultivating resilient conservation organisations in areas of high biodiversity is one of the most effective means of making a lasting...
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Return of the howler monkeys: signs of recovery 13 years after Hurricane Iris
In 1998, Ya’axché Conservation Trust, with the help from Fauna & Flora International, Grassvalley Trust and IUCN, acquired the Golden Stream Corridor Preserve, a 15,000 acre area in southern...
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Magical marine moments – our favourite underwater encounters
The oceans cover more than 70% of our planet’s surface and up to 80% of all life is found within them. But despite their importance and beauty, they are often seen as little more than a ‘limitless’...
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Leave only footprints in the sand…
For those of us who live in the UK, it will come as no surprise that July and August typically see a huge peak in the number of people travelling to coastal areas, both at home and abroad. But before...
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Oil, water and democracy: when governments sell out on environment
When the Peruvian government axed environmental protections to make way for foreign mining and fossil fuel investment last month, the implications for the country’s Amazon rainforest and indigenous...
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Celebrating the world’s Critically Endangered trees
When challenged to make a case for tree conservation, it can be all too easy to count on some well used facts and figures. To set the scene I could refer to the 100,000 tree species thought to inhabit...
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A tribute to William Oliver 1947-2014
A dedicated conservationist, William Oliver was a close colleague and friend of many at Fauna & Flora International (FFI), and we were deeply saddened to hear of his sudden passing last week. Here...
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