In an attempt to establish a methodology for insect and arachnid surveying, we installed some pitfall traps in the ancient woodland on our site. The Pitfall Trap Survey is used to establish spatial distribution patterns in seasonal insect occurrence, to compare relative abundance in different micro-habitats, to study daily activity rhythms, and in community surveys. [...]
Recently I finished conducting Ecosystem Service Assessment in accordance with the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA). The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment report views the natural systems as a life sustaining system to humankind providing essential ecosystem services (Ecosystem and Human Well-being - A Framework for Assessment). The benefits that humanity derives from the natural resources and processes [...]
A MARISCO workshop was conducted today with the Wilderness Foundation UK staff members. The workshop was similar to the one he conducted with the local community on July 26. The staff members were asked to identify the project targets and subsequent threats to them. The workshop turned out to be an interesting discussion forum for [...]
Grass Roots Conservation for the 21st Century One of the biggest challenges facing mankind is how we balance all of our needs. When I say ‘we’ I really do mean WE because it has to be a joint effort with all parties working towards a common goal. In reality, this is often extremely difficult as [...]
"Last night we did our first MARISCO Open Standards threat analysis workshop. Well done and thanks to all who attended! We had a couple of latecomers today which I have added in. I will arrange another workshop in the near future to go over the strategies to deal with the threats and contributing factors we [...]