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schools brochure
2020/21
www.opwall.ac.uk
1 & 2 week expeditions
Operation Wallacea (Opwall) is an organisation that runs a
Introduction
series of biological and conservation management research
programmes that operate in remote locations across the world.
These expeditions are designed with specific wildlife conservation
to 16 countries
aims in mind - from identifying areas needing protection, through
to implementing and assessing conservation management
programmes. What is different about Operation Wallacea is
that large teams of ecologists, scientists and academics, who
are specialists in various aspects of biodiversity or social and
economic studies, are concentrated at the target study sites. This
gives volunteers the opportunity to work on a range of projects.
The surveys result in a large number of publications in peer-
reviewed journals each year and have resulted in 30 vertebrate
species new to science being discovered, 4 ‘extinct’ species
being rediscovered and $2 million levered from funding agencies
to set up best practice management examples at the study sites.
These large survey teams of scientists and volunteers, funded Expedition Costs Insurance
independently of normal academic sources, have enabled large The costs vary depending on where your group is based and Opwall expedition costs include a travel insurance policy
temporal and spatial biodiversity and socioeconomic datasets where they want to go, the size of the group and the exact including unlimited Overseas Medical and Travel Expenses,
to be produced, and provide crucial information to help with week you want to join the expedition. The normal expeditions cover for Personal Property and Cancellation, Curtailment and
organising effective conservation management programmes. are for 2 weeks and this costs £1275 or $1900 for the 2 weeks Rearrangement cover for all participants. This is provided by
and includes all food, accommodations, transfer around the Zurich Insurance Group, one of the world’s largest insurance
All students pay to join the expeditions; this is how the entire sites, participation in the research projects, training (except groups. The travel insurance provided by Opwall also covers
unique programme is funded and makes our research possible. canopy access), diving, dive training, medical support on travel to and from the expedition site. This policy offers cover
The vast majority of science programmes that deliver key site and £1 million medical insurance. However, there is to all volunteers on a ‘Fit to Travel’ basis, therefore providing
research outcomes are characterised by short-term funding with the possibility at a few sites (Transylvania, Peru, Guyana, you are fit to travel you do not need to separately declare any
restricted aims and biogeographical ranges. Long-term projects Honduras and Indonesia) for a one week only expedition pre-existing medical conditions to Zurich.
covering large biogeographical scales that incorporate more than and for these the costs are £765 or $1050 for the expedition.
one ecosystem are rare. The Operation Wallacea programme On top of these though you need to add the costs of the It is advisable to check with your school if any further
provides the opportunity to do just this, and consider science and international flights and the ‘internal travel’ which is the bit insurance is required.
conservation of key ecosystems from a global perspective. Opwall from the arrival airport to the expedition start and back again
is able to draw upon researchers from a wide range of different at the end of the expedition. There is a free expedition place Health and Safety
disciplines and academic institutions to address major issues for a teacher for every group of 8 students and the costs All the expeditions provided by Operation Wallacea meet
related to the sustainable management and conservation of some of their travel to and from the site are divided between the the requirements of BS8848 specification for the provision
of the world’s most diverse but threatened environments. 8 students. of visits, fieldwork, expeditions and adventurous activities
outside the UK. In addition Opwall has been audited and
Groups of sixth form/high school students in their last two years
before going on to university can join these biodiversity survey
Contact us awarded a Learning Outside the Classroom badge for
Please contact your nearest Operation Wallacea office (see taking students on overseas expeditions. Medical support is
expeditions as long as they are accompanied by a teacher. The
back cover of brochure) for a detailed quote for any of the arranged for each of the sites and safety auditing is performed
school groups are required to collect data for at least part of
expeditions of interest to you. Opwall can provide the whole during the research programmes. On the Opwall website
their expedition which helps with the research objectives and
expedition package or you can source your own international (www.opwall.com) you can find details, for each country, of
publications for that site. During their two week expeditions
flights and Opwall can just charge you for the expedition and the risk management systems, how the expedition meets
the school groups also have the opportunity to work alongside
in country travel costs to and from the start and end points of and exceeds each clause of the BS8848, the information
a range of different field scientists and learn about the survey
the expedition. describing the support and leadership at each point on the
techniques and species encountered. At each of the sites a
expedition, the medical and evacuation report and a summary
lecture series is run to provide background information about the
of the accidents and illnesses at each site in the previous
habitats and species, which are tied into many of the concepts
year. Looking at the statistics from each site it is apparent that
learned in pre-university biology, geography and environmental
joining an Opwall expedition is less risky than most sports
science courses.
tours and considerably less risky than activity type trips such
as skiing.
Key to symbols
Mostly flat terrain Walking, hills Mountain High mountain Amazon Temple Acacia tree Community
Snorkelling Diving Canoeing Elephant Hippo Bear Dolphin Orangutan Lemur
Circle: denotes a single week
• Green circle: terrestrial week
• Blue circle: marine week
IMPORTANT NOTE: The details of the expedition programmes described in this brochure are correct at the time of going to print.
However, please note that you will be joining a real scientific expedition and that on occasion the work carried out on individual
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projects will differ from that described in order to respond to scientific priorities.
Please keep checking our website www.opwall.ac.uk for the most up-to-date information about the expeditions.
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Research Objectives
Research Objectives
Mexico Dominica Croatia Transylvania Borneo (Indonesia) Indonesia (Wallacea region)
The Calakmul forest research is quantifying the biodiversity This expedition is designed to provide datasets to Dominica’s This expedition is providing assistance to the Croatian The aim of this expedition is to monitor the biodiversity This new expedition is providing baseline data on a 10,000ha This is one of the largest research programmes run by Opwall
value of an extensive tract of lowland forest that has one of the forestry and fisheries departments. Surveys include Institute of Biodiversity in Krka National Park. In the Krka river of the man-made and spectacularly beautiful landscape primary forest area in East Kalimantan that was originally and also the longest running. The forest research takes place
highest biodiversity levels in the world. These data are being assesments of; forest structure, arthropods, birds, bats, valley the teams are providing data for the Park authorities of the Tarnava Mare Natura 2000 site in the foothills of scheduled for clearance for a palm oil plantation, but was within the endemic-rich Wallacea region of central Indonesia,
used to evaluate the impact of climate change and changing freshwater invertebrates, marine fish populations and coral to help with management and protection of the biodiversity. the Carpathians. This is needed because the species rich set aside by the regional government for protection and to on Buton Island, SE Sulawesi. The standardised monitoring
rainfall patterns on the abundance, ranges and diversity of reef health. Our monitoring will focus on the recovery and Studies include a range of taxa: Orthoptera, butterflies, fish, meadows are under threat from intensification of farming increase tourism to the area. However, so little is known data on forest structure and carbon stocks, bat, bird, butterfly,
fauna and to assist the park authorities with the management changes in flora and fauna since hurricane Maria in 2017. In amphibians, reptiles and mammals including the otters and practices and the ancient woodlands from logging. The about the forest that there is not even a reliable species list reptile and amphibian communities and relative abundance
of the park in terms of mitigation and habitat restoration. Data addition to biodiversity monitoring students participate in two small mammal communities and the diversity of some of survey teams will be working with ADEPT, a Romanian NGO to of the vertebrates. The forest has orangutans, proboscis of anoa and macaques are being used to submit an
are also used to assess the efficacy of a range of sustainable projects focussed on the impacts of climate change during the more easily accessible cave systems. The second part of quantify changes in farming practices, monitor the diversity of monkeys, gibbons and possibly even sun bears as well as application under the REDD+ scheme for funding to benefit
development projects with buffer zone communities their forest week. The first project investigates the competitive the expedition is on the island of Silba where the teams are indicator plant species and butterflies in the meadows, assess many spectacular bird species such as the Great argus. the local communities in return for them protecting their
designed to minimize forest encroachment. In addition, there dynamics that occur between the invasive and endemic gathering data on the fish and seagrass communities changes to bird communities, and to examine changes in bat The objective is to quantify the value of this site which unique wildlife. The marine research which is conducted at
are specialist studies on niche separation in jaguars and anole species on the island under different climate change communities and large mammal populations including the is nearly entirely surrounded by palm oil plantations but research sites with an outstanding publication record in the
pumas, behaviour of spider monkeys and population levels scenarios. The second project focuses on ocean acidification, Eurasian brown bear. remains linked by a corridor to a wider area of natural forest. centre of the Coral Triangle (the most diverse reef systems in
of Morelet’s crocodiles. On the marine side the research studying Champagne Reef where there are carbon dioxide Work will concentrate on describing mammal, bird, reptile the world as measured by hard coral diversity) is monitoring
is examining the effects of tourist activity on feeding and vents lowering the pH of the water. The second week is and amphibian communities as well as initiating primate changes in fish, macroinvertebrate and coral communities as
breeding behaviour of turtles in the newly formed Akumal spent up in a restored British fort on the north part of the behaviour studies as a potential long-term research site. well as looking at adaptations of marine species to climate
Marine Protected Area. island where the programme is helping monitor two marine change using a mix of field and lab based research.
protected areas, through stereo video surveys, benthic surveys
and 3D modelling.
Honduras
This is one of the longest running and largest research
programmes run by Opwall. The scientists working on the
Honduras cloud forest project in Cusuco National Park have Fiji
recorded so many endemic and threatened species at this This expedition is working with the Nambu Conservation
site that in an analysis of 173,000 protected areas, Cusuco Trust to establish the first substantially sized national park in
was identified as being in the top 50 most irreplaceable Fiji. The Nambu Conservation Trust is working with a group
sites in the world (and the top 25 for amphibians alone). of mataqali (land owning groups of families) in one of the
The data from the various research teams are being used to most valuable conservation areas on the North island to
package the forests under a private sector carbon trading establish this park and demonstrate the benefits that could
scheme to provide long-term funding for this site. There is accrue to local communities. The research objectives in the
also a large marine research programme that is addressing forest are to quantify the forest structure and total carbon
key conservation priorities for the Caribbean region from a content, to identify the biodiversity value of the peninsula
mix of field and lab based studies. These include the effect for various invertebrate groups, the population size of key
of invasive species such as lionfish on reef fish communities endemic birds and butterflies and the impact of the introduced
and restoration of Diadema urchins as keystone herbivores. mongoose on the native fauna. On the marine side where the
In addition, this programme is exploring how new technology research is taking place in the largest bay in the South Pacific,
can be used to better quantify changes to the reef ecosystem. the objectives are to quantify the coral cover and the fish
communities and to monitor changes over time.
Bay Islands
This all marine expedition takes in two different research
sites focusing on conservation priorities for the Caribbean
region. Our core research focuses on collecting long-term Malawi
reef monitoring data to assess changes in benthic health
and fisheries biomass, with a particular focus on integrating Ever-expanding human populations have led to increasing
technological solutions to help improve data accuracy and human-wildlife conflict in many areas of the world. This
efficiency. This includes the use of stereo-video surveys is particularly apparent in African cities, where carnivore
for fish biomass and 3D modelling to calculate habitat species have managed to carve themselves a niche within the
complexity. More specific research includes improving human developments. Lilongwe, Malawi’s capital, is home to
our understanding of the impacts of the Caribbean lionfish many carnivore species - including hyena, serval and jackal
invasion, and our conservation efforts include restoration Ecuador and The Galapagos – as well as a large diversity of bird and bat species. This
techniques for the keystone urchin Diadema antillarum. expedition is working to understand this diversity and how
Opwall has committed to completing an inventory of the
it interacts with the human activity surrounding it, as well as
biodiverse rich rainforest of the Sani Indian Reserve along the
gaining important data to help mitigate future conflicts. Since
Napo river in Amazonian Ecuador. The Sani Indian community
environmental education is a key factor in this, the teams
need help in identifying the species richness and value of
will also be visiting local community groups to discuss key
their site in order to make a success of their ecotourism
conservation issues of the area. As an interesting comparison,
Peru (Amazon) lodge venture.The Galapagos week is based in a wildlife
the second part of the expedition is learning about
reserve where the students will complete a Galapagos Island
The overarching goal of this project is to help conserve the management of large mammal species in a fenced game
ecology course and have the opportunity to experience the
Peruvian Amazon through field research that provides the reserve. The final part of this expedition is on Lake Malawi,
spectacular biodiversity of one of the natural world’s most
science base for biodiversity conservation. The main effect helping with fish community surveys.
iconic locations.
of climate change on the wildlife of the Amazon is in the
frequency and height of flooding events. In the seasonally
flooded forest that connects the Pacaya-Samira National
Reserve and the Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Community Reserve
about 92% of the area is flooded during a normal wet season
Madagascar
forcing the terrestrial species such as peccaries, deer and Madagascar has an objective of setting aside 10% of its
jaguars into just 8% of the area. However, in recent years the Guyana Brazil South Africa land as national parks in order to protect the unique wildlife
of the island, but the country is a long way from achieving
floods have intensified so that at times only 5% of the area has
The Guyana government set aside 1 million acres of prime This expedition is designed to help local scientists gathering The unique approach used by South Africa in terms of wildlife that target. An additional approach that may contribute
been dry land. This is having an impact on terrestrial species
rainforest to explore whether a forest could fund its own biodiversity, animal behaviour and human-wildlife conflict management is that they fence their reserve areas, which significantly to wildlife conservation is to include community
and also on the opportunities for fish populations to increase.
protection, while also maintaining wildlife diversity. The data to aid the local community on developing a better separates the wildlife from community areas. The state parks managed forests in the protected forest network. These
The research is also being used to study another recent
Iwokrama forests are some of the most intact in South tourism activity. Biodiversity research includes projects on cover huge areas making up around 8% of the total landmass, community managed forests are nested in a landscape
threat to the impacts on wildlife and people of the proposed
America and have high populations of jaguars, tapirs, the birds, mammals and plant communities. There are also but this is just the tip of the iceberg with private reserves of areas used for farming, but are managed to ensure the
dredging of the hydrovia infrastructure project. There has
giant river otters and other iconic Neotropical fauna. The investigations into the stock of crabs, on which many locals contributing much more land to wildlife conservation. Wildlife wildlife are protected and the community can gain an income
been no scientific evidence on how planned dredging may
management of Iwokrama in association with the Surama rely for their incomes, and how Rufous Crab-hawk behaviour tourism is consequently a major income source for South from ecotourism. The Madagascar research programme
impact the biodiversity and people of the region. This long-
tribe of Makushi Amerindians have set aside 50% of the could help with understanding crab distribution. Another Africa and the return on investment for using land as a wildlife is looking at the effectiveness of example dry forest and
term research programme is collecting data on a range of
area as wilderness, which will never be exploited, and the behaviour survey is focused on the critically endangered reserve is greater than most other land use opportunities. rain forest areas that are community managed. Research
taxa that are indicators of high quality forest or river quality
remaining 50% to be selectively logged on a 60-year rotation. Golden-Bellied Capuchin and how environmental enrichment Even though the fenced areas are vast in many cases, they projects (depending on the site chosen), include diurnal
(macaws, large mammal species, dolphins, water birds) and
The selective logging results in only 1% of the trees in any could help to switch its reputation as coconut thief to an are still finite and managing a balance of species is crucial. lemur behaviour and abundance, nocturnal lemur ecology,
those which are exploited (fish, caiman, turtles, peccaries), abundance of endemic species of reptiles and amphibians,
area (5% by volume) being felled, which provides the same important ecotourism attraction. In addition, there is a project The Opwall South Africa research programme covers several
both to help determine sustainable harvesting quotas for the colour change in chameleons, Pollard surveys for butterflies,
income as if the area were clear cut. The Opwall survey teams monitoring river water quality using freshwater invertebrates reserves with very different management issues. Projects
local communities but also to identify any changes in the bird community structure and forest structure. The marine
are monitoring the impact of this selective logging on the as indicators. The activities in Guarapari, the marine site, will include assessing vegetation health and diversity, monitoring
wildlife communities as a result of the changing flooding teams are monitoring fish populations and coral cover on the
wildlife at sites that have just been selectively logged, and be based on establishing a long-term monitoring data in the ranging patterns of large herbivores such as elephant and
and drought patterns, which may also be linked to a recently reefs around Nosy Be.
at various points after that and contrasting it with the wildlife most biodiverse reef on the rhino, and assessing changes in avian diversity over time.
implemented mega hydrovia dredging project.
communities of the wilderness areas. Brazilian coast.
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Dates
Dates
2020 2021
EXPEDITION 1 EXPEDITION 2 EXPEDITION 3 EXPEDITION 4 EXPEDITION 5 EXPEDITION 6 EXPEDITION 7 EXPEDITION 8 EXPEDITION 1 EXPEDITION 2 EXPEDITION 3 EXPEDITION 4 EXPEDITION 5 EXPEDITION 6 EXPEDITION 7 EXPEDITION 8
17 June* 24 June* 1 July* 8 July* 15 July* 22 July* 16 June* 23 June* 30 June* 7 July* 14 July* 21 July*
Bay Islands – – – – – – – – – – – – Bay Islands
30 June 7 July 14 July 21 July 28 July 4 August 29 June 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 July 3 August
14 June 21 June 28 June 5 July 12 July 19 July 13 June 20 June 27 June 4 July 11 July 18 July
Borneo – – – – – – – – – – – – Borneo
(Indonesia) 27 June 4 July 11 July 18 July 25 July 01 August 26 June 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 July (Indonesia)
11 June 18 June 25 June 2 July 9 July 16 July 23 July 30 July 10 June 17 June 24 June 1 July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 July
Croatia – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Croatia
24 June 1 July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 July 5 August 12 August 23 June 30 June 7 July 14 July 21 July 28 July 4 August 11 August
8 June 15 June 22 June 29 June 6 July 13 July 20 July 7 June 14 June 21 June 28 June 5 July 12 July 19 July 26 July
Dominica – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Dominica
20 June 27 June 4 July 11 July 18 July 25 July 1 August 19 June 26 June 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 July 7 August
Ecuador 9 June 16 June 23 June 30 June 7 July 14 July 21 July 28 July 8 June 15 June 22 June 29 June 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 July Ecuador
and The – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – and The
Galapagos 22 June 29 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 July 3 August 10 August 21 June 28 June 5 July 12 July 19 July 26 July 2 August 9 August Galapagos
14 June 21 June 28 June 5 July 12 July 19 July 26 July 6 June 13 June 20 June 27 June 4 July 11 July 18 July 25 July
Fiji – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Fiji
27 June 4 July 11 July 18 July 25 July 1 August 8 August 19 June 26 June 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 July 7 August
16 June* 23 June* 30 June* 7 July* 14 July* 21 July* 15 June* 22 June* 29 June* 6 July* 13 July* 20 July*
Guyana – – – – – – – – – – – – Guyana
29 June 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 July 3 August 28 June 5 July 12 July 19 July 26 July 2 August
17 June* 24 June* 1 July* 8 July* 15 July* 22 July* 16 June* 23 June* 30 June* 7 July* 14 July* 21 July*
Honduras – – – – – – – – – – – – Honduras
30 June 7 July 14 July 21 July 28 July 4 August 29 June 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 July 3 August
Indonesia 14 June* 21 June* 28 June 5 July 12 July 19 July* 26 July* 13 June* 20 June* 27 June 4 July 11 July 18 July* 25 July* Indonesia
(Wallacea – – – – – – – – – – – – – – (Wallacea
region) 27 June 4 July 11 July 18 July 25 July 1 August 8 August 26 June 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 July 7 August region)
14 June 21 June 28 June 5 July 12 July 19 July 13 June 20 June 27 June 4 July 11 July 18 July
Madagascar – – – – – – – – – – – – Madagascar
26 June 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 July 25 June 2 July 9 July 16 July 23 July 30 July
24 June 1 July 8 July 15 July 22 July 23 June 30 June 7 July 14 July 21 July
Malawi – – – – – – – – – – Malawi
7 July 14 July 21 July 28 July 4 August 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 July 3 August
22 June 29 June 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 July 21 June 28 June 5 July 12 July 19 July 26 July
Mexico – – – – – – – – – – – – Mexico
5 July 12 July 19 July 26 July 2 August 9 August 4 July 11 July 18 July 25 July 1 August 8 August
Peru 7 June* 21 June* 5 July* 19 July* 13 June 27 June 11 July 25 July Peru
– – – – – – – –
(Amazon) 19 June 3 July 17 July 31 July 25 June 9 July 23 July 6 August (Amazon)
13 June 20 June 27 June 4 July 11 July 18 July 25 July 1 August 12 June 19 June 26 June 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 July
South Africa – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – South Africa
26 June 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 July 7 August 14 August 25 June 2 July 9 July 16 July 23 July 30 July 6 August 13 August
17 June* 24 June* 1 July* 8 July* 15 July* 22 July* 29 July* 5 August 16 June* 23 June* 30 June* 7 July* 14 July 21 July 28 July
Transylvania – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Transylvania
30 June 7 July 14 July 21 July 28 July 4 August 11 August 18 August 29 June 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 July 3 August 10 August
Our most popular dates are printed in bold
*one week expeditions available at these locations with the same start dates as listed above
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Educational Benefits
Educational Benefits
Example Research Questions
l How does inter species competition and environmental changes affect the populations of the different
species of caiman in the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve?
Enhanced understanding of course syllabuses l Comparing how habitat varies on a spatial scale across cloud forest in Cusuco National Park
in Honduras.
The lecture courses and practical experience gained in the field provide examples that can help to understand
and illustrate many of the principles inherent in most Biology, Environmental Science and Geography courses. l To what extent will the lionfish (Pterois volitan and Pterois miles) invasion impact the environment of the
For many courses (often country specific) we have looked at how the experience of participating in an Utilian coral reef communities and evaluate current management strategies applied in Utila?
expedition might ‘match’ with specific specifications and many of these matching tables can be located in the
school booklet for each country, which can be found on the Opwall website for each country. l What effects do different disturbance levels, both human and abiotic disturbance, have on bird
abundance and species richness on Buton Island, Indonesia?
l What differences and similarities can be found between primary and secondary rainforests and what
may be the causes? Which forest type has the biggest conservation value?
Help develop additional career opportunities
l How does the establishment of REDD+ scheme in Cusuco National Park (Honduras) affect the
Opwall’s research expeditions provide an ideal opportunity for students to meet university academics, conservation of biodiversity and the communities living within and around the national park?
ecologists and scientists and, depending on the expedition, to work alongside university students doing degree
courses of potential interest to them. These expeditions provide an excellent way of making contacts and
many of the students that have joined previous Opwall expeditions have then completed degrees in relevant
subjects, go on to careers in wildlife conservation or field research, or return to Opwall to complete their final
year dissertations.
Enhance university applications including course credit
When applying to university, college or a job, students have the opportunity to stand
out from the crowd beyond their personal statement (CV), test or exam results and
extracurricular activities. Through entrance essays or interviews, students may choose
Personal and interpersonal development to reference their time on an expedition to demonstrate independence and global
efficacy, while the unique opportunity to meet academics from universities around the
Many countries require their students to acquire experience in vocational aspects of their education such as world will also set them apart from other applicants.
Active Citizenship, Enrichment Activities, Career Planning and Global Awareness. A number of schools involved If the students are going to a US university then they can gain 3 course credits through
in Opwall expeditions have successfully used their expedition experience to help in this area such as the UK either the California or Florida state systems. For applicants to UK universities then
ASDAN Universities Award and the CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service) requirement for the IB Diploma course. they can obtain a University Award which can then be included on their UCAS form.
Opportunity to carry out Independent Research Projects (IRPs) Educational Resources
Many educational systems encourage students to carry out their own independent research which often
Operation Wallacea has been running Posters
involves producing a written report on a specific research question. These research projects take many different
research expeditions since 1995. Using
forms, but what they all have in common is the need to pose and answer a research question. Examples of
some of the data we have created a science
these include Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), Extended Essay (EE) for IB, as well as many different
resource known as The Wallace Resource
projects specific to many educational systems worldwide.
Library (WRL). This resource provides novel
We are able to support the dissertation essay style research question; however individual scientific datasets for the classroom and uniquely, have
investigations (in which students design and collect their own data) are more difficult to facilitate given the short all been processed and produced by the
amount of time students are present on-site. It is a great opportunity for a student to witness first-hand many of actual scientists involved in the research. The
the aspects of their research question and, in many cases, they will have access to samples of past datasets WRL comprises 19 full datasets that can be
for their project. Students may also have the opportunity to talk with the actual scientists involved which will give used for 40 minute classroom or homework
them a convincing ‘slant’ to the way in which they answer their research question. exercises and 45 biodiversity data tasks that
use an examination question type approach to
For success with IRPs, careful planning is needed by the student and a lot of the work will be done prior to their teach math skills.
expedition. They will need close guidance from their school supervisor and the scientists in the field need to be
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discovered, and $2 million levered from funding agencies to set up best
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Participating Academics
Participating Academics
Journals
Operation Wallacea works with specialists in numerous Dr Nicola Goodship - Wetlands and Wildfowl Trust, UK Dr Sam Rastrick - Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
fields from a range of universities and institutions around Dr Martin Jones - Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Dr Dai Roberts - Queens University Belfast, UK
Dr Dave Kelly - Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Professor Alex Rogers - University of Oxford, UK
the world. In total there are more than 200 academics Dr Sean Kelly - Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Dr Pelayo Salinas de Leon - Charles Darwin Foundation,
involved in the research programme. A sample of the Paul Leafe - Montgomeryshire County Recorder, UK Galapagos, Ecuador
academics are listed below that have been involved Professor Nicola Marples - Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Dr James Saunders - St Andrews University, UK
Martin Meads - Sparsholt College, UK Dr Patric Scaps - University of Perpignon, France
in recent years in the field research programmes, Dr Mark Miller - James Cook University, Australia Dr Jon Shrives - Jersey State Fisheries Department, UK
contributing to publications, supervising PhD students Dr Brian OíShea - North Carolina Natural History Museum, USA Dr Edd Stockdale - University of Western Australia, Australia
Dr Joel Prashant Jack - Environmental Protection Institute, India Dr Dave Suggett - University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
who form part of the programme or are involved in data Sam Jones - University College London, UK Prof Chris Todd - University of St Andrews, UK
analysis or conservation management outputs from Fabiola Rodriguez - Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras Dr Richard Unsworth - Swansea University, UK
the research. Dr Eimear Rooney - Queens University Belfast, UK Dr Brigitta Van Tussembroek - Universidad Nacionál Autónoma
Cindy Stacier - Dalhousie University, Canada de Mexico, Mexico
Matthew White - RSPB, UK Dr Nerida Wilson - Western Australia Museum, Australia
Conservation Management Scientists
Dr Nurul Winarni - World Conservation Society, Indonesia Dr Kyle Young - Aberystwyth University, UK
Dr Julian Clifton - University of Western Australia, Australia
Dr Rueven Yosef - Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, Israel
Tom Avent - Wetlands and Wildfowl Trust, UK
Mammal Specialists
Dr Angela Benson - University of Brighton, UK
Herpetologists Dr Kathy Slater - Operation Wallacea, Mexico
Dr Richard Bodmer - University of Kent, UK
Dr Steve Green - Cornwall College, UK Dr Heather Gilbert - Operation Wallacea, UK
Dr Keri Brondo - University of Memphis, USA
Dr Scott Boback - Dickinson College, USA Victoria Boult - University of Reading, UK
Dr Alice Eldridge - University of Sussex, UK
Dr Jeff Burkhart - University of La Verne, USA Dr Mark Bowler - St Andrews University, USA
Barry Ferguson - University of East Anglia, UK
Dr Tim Colston - University of Mississippi, USA Dr Jedediah Brodie - University of British Columbia, Canada
Dr Jeri Fox - University of New England, USA
Academic journals in which Opwall teams have published
Dr Jacqualyn Eales - University of Bangor, UK Professor Mike Bruford - University of Cardiff, USA
Chris Majors - Operation Wallacea, Indonesia
Julius Frazier - California Polytechnic State University, USA Dr Anthony Caravaggi - Queens University Belfast, UK
Dr Ruth Malleson - Social and Economic Consultant, UK
Dr Graeme Gillespie - University of Melbourne, Australia Dr Ruth Cox - University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
Dr Wanda McCormick - Moulton College, UK
Rob Gandola - University College Dublin, Ireland Dr Christian Dietz - University of Tuebingen, Germany
Dr Mika Peck - University of Sussex, UK
Jon Kolby - James Cook University, Australia Dr Nigel Dunstone - Natural History New Zealand
Dr Richard Phillips - University of Liverpool, UK
Dr Mike Logan - Harvard, USA Dr Jonathan Flanders - University of Bristol, UK
Dr Sarah Pilgrim - University of Essex, UK
Dr Chad Montgomery - Truman State University, USA Dr Ivar Fleur - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
Dr Edi Purwanto - Tropenbos, Indonesia General Science Journal of Thermal Biology Ornithology
Professor Randall Morrison - McDaniel University, USA Professor Laura Graham - University of Guelph, Canada
Dr Ali Reza - Delta State University, USA Nature Environmental Science and Technology Bird Conservation International
Dr Eridani Mulder - Central Queensland University, Australia Matthew Hallett - University of Florida, USA
Dr Selina Stead - Newcastle University, UK Computational Biology and Chemistry
Jose Nobrega - University of Salford, UK Dr Abdul Haris Mustari - IPB, Bogor, Indonesia PLoS ONE Ostrich
Prof Ian Swingland - Operation Wallacea Trust, UK
Dr Silviu Petrovan - University of Hull, UK Dr Justin Hines - Operation Wallacea, Canada Royal Society Open Science Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Cotinga
Dr Chui Ling Tam - Calgary University, Canada
Dr Raquel Thomas - Iwokrama Rainforest Research Centre, Guyana
Dr Bob Reed - USGS, Guam Hannah Hoskins - Queens University Belfast, UK Scientific Reports Environmental Modelling and Software Sandgrouse
Stephen Roussos - Texas Tech University, USA Dr Marine Joly - University of Portsmouth, UK PeerJ Forktail
Helen Tedds - Moulton College, UK
Mariano Suarez - Centro Ecologico Akumal, Mexico Frederick Kiene - Hanover University, Germany Caribbean Journal of Science Faunistics and Taxonomy Ornitologia neotropical
Dr Katharine Vincent - University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Dr Katy Upton - Chester Zoo, UK Juliet Leadbeater - University of Chester, UK Cuadernos de Investigación UNED The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology BirdingASIA
Roger Wardle - Consultant on agri-environmental schemes, UK
Dr Charles Watson - Midwestern State University, USA Dr Burton Lim - Royal Ontario Museum, Canada PNAS European Journal of Taxonomy The Ring
Dr Atiek Widayati - Northumbria University, UK
Professor Aubrey Manning - University of Edinburgh, UK Zootaxa El Esmeralda
Dr Tony Whitten - Flora and Fauna International, UK
Botany, Plant Sciences and Forestry Specialists Professor Suzanne MacDonald - York University, Canada
Dr Olivia Norfolk - Anglia Ruskin University, UK General Conservation Biology Zookeys Ibis
Dr Bruce Carlisle - Northumbria University, UK Dr Niall McCann - University of Cardiff, UK
Dr Kathy Velander - Napier University, UK Biological Conservation Zoologica Scripta Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club
Dr Harison Andriambelo - Antananarivo University, Madagascar Dr Nkabeng Mzileni - WEI, South Africa
Richard Barker - Queens University Belfast, UK Dr Sarah Papworth - Royal Holloway, UK Conservation Biology Checklist
Genetics, Oceanography and Geology Scientists Biodiversity and Conservation Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien Botany and habitat structure
Dr Sven Batke - Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Huma Pearce - Independent Bat Consultant, UK
Dr Danielle Gilroy, University of Manchester Animal Conservation Acta Society Zoological Bohemia Journal of Phycology
Dr Gareth Bruce - Glamorgan University, UK Dr Abigail Phillips - University of Birmingham, UK
Sylvie Bardin - University of Ontario institute of Technology, Canada Oryx Comptes Rendus Biologies Forest Ecosystems
Dr Jon Cocking - JCA Ltd, UK Dr Rob Pickles - Panthera, USA
Dr Stephen Burrows - Clark University, USA
Dr Anke Dietzsche - Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Rob Pitman - Panthera, South Africa Global Ecology and Conservation PhytoKeys
Dr Giulia Casasole - University of Antwerp, Belgium
Dr Daniel Kelly - Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Dr Nancy Priston - Oxford Brookes University, UK Conservation Genetics Resources General Marine and Freshwater Biology American Fern Journal
Dr Greg Cowie - University of Edinburgh, UK
Dr Alan Dykes - Kingston University, UK
Dr Melinda Laidlaw - Queensland Herbarium, Australia Professor Ute Radespiel - Hannover Unversity, Germany Environmental Conservation Marine Biology Palms
Dr Grace O’Donovan - Independent ecology consultant, UK Dr Felix Rakotondraparany - Antananarivo University, Madagascar Aquatic Conservation: Marine Biodiversity New Phytologist
Dr Antonia Ford - Bangor University, UK
Dr Pascale Poussart - Princeton University, USA Dr Osvaldo Eric Ramires-Bravo - Universidad de America, Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems Marine Ecology International Journal of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
Dr Leanne Hepburn - University of Essex, UK
Dr Andrew Powling - University of Portsmouth, UK Puebla, Mexico Tropical Conservation Science Marine Ecology Progress Series Reinwardtia
Dr Tom Horton - SUNY ESF, USA
Dr Andrew Smith - University of Oxford, UK Malcolm Ramsay - Hanover University, Germany Conservation and Society Coral Reefs Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Dr Ben Horton - Upenn, USA
Dr Sarah Taylor - University of Keele, UK Dr Neil Reid - Queens University Belfast, UK Frontiers in Marine Science
Dr Richard Hunter - Salisbury University, USA Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden
Dr Peter Thomas - University of Keele, UK Dario Rivera - University of Queensland, Australia
Dr Geg Kerr - South Australia Govt, Australia General Ecology and Zoology Journal of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom Assiut University Journal of Botany
Caroline Whitefoord - Natural History Museum, UK Dr Steve Rossiter - Queen Mary University of London, UK
Dr John Milsom - University College London, UK
Dr Samy Zalat - Nature and Science Foundation for Egypt, Egypt Ecology Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
Dr Adrian Seymour - Independent Wildlife Film Maker, UK
Christopher Phipps - Canterbury Christchurch University, UK Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Regional studies in Marine Science Entomology and other Invertebrates
Dr Myron Shekelle - National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dr Claire Raisin - University of Kent, UK Ecological Applications Bulletin of Marine Science Journal of Insect Science
Marine Scientists Dr Andrew Smith - Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Ben Titus - The Ohio State University, USA Global Change Biology The Open Marine Biology Journal Journal of Insect Conservation
Professor Dave Smith - University of Essex, UK Dr Kym Snarr - University of Toronto, Canada
Professor George Turner - Bangor University, UK Ecography Marine and Freshwater Research The Florida Entomologist
Dr Dan Exton - Operation Wallacea, UK Dr Peter Taylor - University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Dr Alexandra Tyers - Bangor University, UK
Dr Gabby Ahmadia - World Wildlife Fund, USA Dr Pamela Thompson - UCLA, USA Functional Ecology Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Ecological Entomology
Dr Cathy Walton - University of Manchester, UK
Dr Dominic Andradi-Brown - World Wildlife Fund, UK Professor Stewart Thompson - Oxford Brookes University, UK Journal of Natural History Gulf and Caribbean Research Journal of Crustacean Biology
Dr Moyra Wilson - Curtin University, Australia
Prof Jorge Angulo Valdes - University of Havana, Cuba Ivar Vleut - UNAM, Mexico Journal of Zoology Ocean Challenge Crustacean Research
Dr Arthur Anker - Muséum National, Paris, France Dr Kevina Vulinec - Delaware State University, USA Biodiversity and Ecology Atoll Research Bulletin Crustaceana
Invertebrate (terrestrial and freshwater) Specialists
Dr Anastazia Banaszak - Universidad Nacionál Autónoma de Dr Phil Wheeler - Open University, UK Animal Behaviour Revisita Investigaciones Marinas Nematology
Professor Martin Speight - University of Oxford, UK
Mexico, Mexico Dr Anne Zeller - University of Waterloo, Canada Integrative and Comparative Biology Diving Hyperbaric Medicine Journal of Arachnology
Dr Jan-Robert Barr - University College Dublin, Ireland
Dr Richard Barnes - University of Cambridge, UK Heike Zitzer - Pongola Elephant Reserve, South Africa Diseases of Aquatic Organisms Freshwater Biology The Coleopterists Bulletin
Dr George Beccaloni - Natural History Museum London, UK
Professor James Bell - Victoria University of Wellington,
Dr Sarah Beynon - University of Oxford, UK Ecological Indicators Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo
New Zealand Fisheries Scientists
Professor Mark Brown - Royal Holloway, UK Biological Invasions Icthyology
Dr Wayne Bennett - University of West Florida, USA Dr Tim Coles OBE - Operation Wallacea, UK
Dr Moya Burns - University of Leicester, UK Integrative Zoology Journal of Fish Biology Social science, Policy and
Dr Max Bodmer - Open University, UK Dr Dave Bird - University of Western England, UK
Dr Greg Chamberlain - BSG Ecology, UK Bioscience Horizons Neotropical Icthyology Environmental Management
Dr Paul Bologna - Montclair State University, USA Irven Forbes - Environment Agency, UK
Dr Patricia Chow-Fraser - McMaster University, Canada Journal of Tropical Ecology Copeia Forest Ecology and Management
Dr Heidi Burdett - Heriot Watt University, UK Dr Emmanuel Frimpong - Virginia Polytechnic, USA
Professor James Cook - University of Reading, UK Biotropica International Journal of Pest Management
Dr Isabelle Cote - Simon Fraser University, Canada Professor Tim Gray - Newcastle University, UK
Thomas Creedy - Natural History Museum/Imperial College Tropical Ecology Mammalogy Sustainability
Professor James Crabbe - University of Bedfordshire, UK Dr Peter Henderson - University of Oxford, UK
London, UK
Dr Simon Cragg - Portsmouth University, UK Piotr Kalinowski - Fisheries consultant, UK Acta Oecologica American Journal of Primatology Marine Policy
Dr Will Earle - INVAS Biosecurity, University College Dublin, Ireland
Dr Leanne Cullen - Cardiff University, UK Stephen Long - University College London, UK Aerobiologia Mammalian Biology (Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde) Human Ecology
Michael Geiser - Natural History Museum London, UK
Dr Jocelyn Curtis - Quick - University of Exeter, UK Dr Duncan May - Fisheries Consultant, UK Hydrobiologia International Journal of Primatology Society and Natural Resources
Professor Francis Gilbert - University of Nottingham, UK
Dr Caine Delacy - University of Western Australia, Australia Joel Rice - Fisheries consultant, USA Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society Australian Mammalogy Ocean and Coastal Management
Andy Godfrey - Consultant Entomologist, UK
Dr John Eme - University of North Texas, USA Dr Rodney Rountree - University of Connecticut, USA Biological Journal of the Linnean Society Small Carnivore Conservation Fishery Management
Dr Sammy de Grave - Oxford Natural History Museum, UK
Dr Teresa Fernandes - Heriot Watt University UK Paul Simonin - Cornell University, USA Aquatic Biology Acta Chiropterologica The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
Dr Neal Haddaway - Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden
Dr Andy Gill - Cranfield Institute, UK Professor Michael Stewart - Troy University, USA ISRN Zoology Anthropologie Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge
Dr Ian Hardy - University of Nottingham, UK
Dr Helen Graham - Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway Dr Mike Walkey - University of Kent, UK
Dr Merlijn Jocque - University of Leuven, Belgium Australian Journal of Zoology SPC Traditional Marine Resource Management and Knowledge
Dr Ben Green - Environment Agency, UK
Dr Mary Kelly-Quinn - University College Dublin, Ireland African Journal of Wildlife Research Herpetology Information Bulletin
Dr Emma Hayhurst - University of Glamorgan, UK GIS and Statistical Analysis
Dr Stuart Longhorn - NUI Maynooth, Ireland Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Journal of Herpetology Madagascar Conservation and Development
Dr Ian Hendy - University of Portsmouth, UK Dr Peter Long - University of Oxford, UK
Dr Erica McAlister - Natural History Museum, UK The Southwestern Naturalist Herpetological Review
Dr Sebastian Hennige - University of Edinburgh, UK Dr Joe Bailey - University of Nottingham, UK
Dr Kenneth McCravy - Western Illinois University, USA Egyptian Journal of Biology IRCF Reptiles and Amphibians Education and Tourism
Dr Jess Jaxion Harm - University of Vienna, Austria Jesse Blits - University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dr José Nuñez-Mino - Bat Conservation Trust, UK Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington The Herpetological Bulletin Journal of Biological Education
Dr Magnus Johnson - University of Hull, UK Oliver Burdekin - BurdGIS, London, UK
Dr Paul O’Callaghan - University College Dublin, Ireland British Herpetological Society Bulletin
Dr Tim Johnson - University of Glamorgan, UK Dr Natalie Cooper - Harvard University, USA Micronesica Journal of Ecotourism
Dr Graham Rotheray - National Museum of Scotland, UK
Dr Jamal Jompa - COREMAP, Indonesia Dr Bella Davies - Oxford Brookes University, UK Physiological and Biochemical Zoology Herpetology Notes Journal of Sustainable Tourism
Dr Simon Segar - University of Reading, UK
Dr Jo-Anne Sewlal - University of the West Indies, Jamaica
Dr Nick Kamenos - University of Glasgow, UK Dr Richard Field - University of Nottingham, UK Entomology Ornithology and Herpetology Herpetological Conservation and Biology
Dr Tina Kutti - Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway Dr Fiona Hemsley Flint - University of Edinburgh, UK Zoology in the Middle East Herpetologica Physical Geography and Geology
Dr Sergiu Torok - Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
Dr Vanessa Lovenburg - University of Oxford, UK Dr Alan Jones - University of Sheffield, UK Bothalia Salamandra Journal of Quaternary Sciences
Dr Roy Wiles - University of Glamorgan, UK
Jenny Mallon - University of Glasgow, UK Dr Marco Lusquinos - Imperial College London, UK Herpetozoa Limnology and Oceanography
Dr James McDonald - Rutgers University, USA Cristi Malos - Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania Applied and Theoretical Biology South American Journal of Herpetology Journal of Limnology
Ornithologists
Dr Steve McMellor - University of Essex, UK Dr Gareth Mann - Rhodes University, South Africa Journal of Biogeography Mesoamerican Herpetology Proceedings of the American Society of
Dr Tom Martin -Operation Wallacea, UK
Dr Ed Morgan - University of Glamorgan, UK Dr Lisa Manne - CUNY, USA
Dr Jake Bicknell - DICE, University of Kent, UK Environmental Evidence Iguana Limnology and Oceanography
Dr Owen O’Shea - Cape Eleuthera Institute, Bahamas Dr Peter Randerson - Cardiff University, UK
Dr Alan Blackburn - University of Lancaster, UK Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution Alytes Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
Dr Clare Peddie - University of St Andrews, UK Dr Allister Smith - Oxford Brookes University, UK
Dr Robin Brace - University of Nottingham, UK Molecular Ecology Captive and Field Herpetology Cave and Karst Science
Dr Alan Pinder - Dalhousie University, Canada Dr Emily Woollen - University of Edinburgh, UK
Dr Simon Butler - University of Reading, UK Environmental Microbiology AAPG Bulletin
Dr Johanna Polsenberg - US House of Representatives, USA Professor Kathy Willis - University of Oxford, UK
Dr Bruce Byers - Umass Amherst, USA Environmental Evidence
Dr Niamh Quinn - University of Galway, Ireland
Dr Hannah Clarke - University of Dundee, UK
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