Living Systems… World Wildlife Day: It’s about their lives 3 Mar 20163 Mar 2016 In this beautiful essay, naturalist Paul Rosolie reminds us that it's not just about ecosystem accounting. It's about individual, intelligent animals. It's about tapping into our compassion and empathy. It's…
education… Saving What Matters: Taking Sustainability Personally 20 Sep 201520 Sep 2015 I was asked to deliver a talk to the School of Arts, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University last week. As I was preparing, I recorded a rehearsal version…
justice… The Curse of Coltan 13 Sep 201513 Sep 2015 Planning another of those difficult talks about primate conservation, and came across this summary of the link to coltan mining in the DRC.
climate… Vernal Thoughts 24 Mar 2015 Four quick thoughts on events that come around this time of year... 1. Solar zenith in Singapore and what the Equinox is all about At 1:11 PM Singapore time, the…
disasters… Evidence of illegal logging activity detected by conservation drones in Gunung Leuser National Park 3 Oct 20143 Oct 2014 More logging in Leuser - ouch! At least the Gunung Leuser National Park officials seem to have given an appropriate response. Here's hoping those conservation drones can catch more illegal…
education… Conservation Drones? 4 Sep 20148 Sep 2014 When I was slogging through the swamps and slipping down the mud-slicked trails of Sumatra, following orangutans, I often daydreamed about how the right tech would make the job so…
climate… In the red again 20 Aug 201421 Aug 2014 As a species, we're into deficit spending for the year on the stuff that really matters, the stuff that keeps us going. Yesterday was estimated to be Earth Overshoot Day 2014: the day…
Living Systems… Good News (at last): A Palm Oil Victory 9 Dec 20139 Dec 2013 Re-posting from forestheroes.org Why all the fuss about palm oil to begin with? Well if you’re new to the campaign and this blog, the palm oil industry is currently one…
disasters… Just days left to save Aceh’s forests – Sumatran Orangutan Society 9 Dec 2013 Last week, I gave yet another talk on orangutan conservation, with student presentations about the problems with palm oil, deforestation, mining and the bushmeat trade and how these threaten nonhuman…
Living Systems… Orange October – Sumatran Orangutan Society 2 Oct 20132 Oct 2013 Do something amazing for orangutans in Orange October! Sumatran Orangutan Society's Orange October Guide has 31 ideas - one for every day of the month - from having an Orange Day at…
Ponderings of a Perplexed Primate 