Uniting Fieldwork & Filmmaking for Conservation
After launching a documentary film about his team’s research expedition to Madagascar, Dr James Borrell talks about the need for more conservation stories to hit the media. Passionate about fieldwork and science communications, James has led expeditions to remote corners of the world, while inspiring others to get involved in conservation research through his hugely […]
Macaws of Manu Rainforest: How to become a researcher in the Amazon
What does it take to study the threatened and rare Blue-headed Macaw in the heart of the Amazon rainforest? Volunteer, Megan Dolman, shares her passion for field work and research… Last summer, I spent just over one month working as a volunteer with Crees at the Manu Learning Centre (MLC). This was the first time […]
Career Change: From banking to a published scientist
With no previous experience, Mark Thomas shows that through hard work and dedication you can carve a career as a research scientist. For seven years, Mark worked in Lloyds Bank and had no background in the environmental studies. This week, he celebrates being published in Herpetology Notes for his scientific paper that increases knowledge about […]
Filming Woolly Monkeys in the Amazon
Discover what inspired filmmaker Nick Werber to specialise in rainforest conservation, taking him to the remote Peruvian Amazon to work with Crees scientists on groundbreaking research projects. For some reason, at the age of 12, I fell in love with the rainforest. I first fell in love with the thought of it. Its wildness and […]
On the quest for musmuquis: the elusive black-headed night monkey
What it takes to study night monkeys in the jungle from poop samples to carrying a large mic on a stick by student Sheridan Plummer, from the School for Field Studies. Six American students, one wacky professor, lots of beans and rice, endless jungle and a winding river. We’re wading silently in the darkness through […]
Rainforest Reborn: Saving the most biodiverse place on Earth
How do you create a sustainable movement in Manu Rainforest, the remote Peruvian Amazon, where people live in poverty and jobs are hard to find? Our nature reserve, the Manu Learning Centre (MLC), was farmland just 30 years ago. The trees had been logged to grow crops and graze cattle. The forest was degraded and […]
Research, education & community: meaningful alone, stronger together
Discover what it’s like to work in the one of the most biodiverse places on Earth to bring together research, education and community projects for a sustainable Amazon. Carlos Arévalo recently joined the Crees team as Programmes Manager. He brings with him a huge amount of knowledge of sustainable development and conservation, particularly within the […]
Celebrating World Frog Day in the most diverse place on Earth
Discover the amazing world of amphibians and why World Frog Day is more important than ever for our research and education team in Manu Rainforest. World Frog Day closely follows two very exciting breakthroughs in our scientific work: the discovery of a species of frog new to science and the launch of the first ever […]
All is not lost: the value of protecting once destroyed rainforest
A conservation internship in the Amazon opened my eyes to the whole rainforest ecosystem and not just the pretty mammals in a primary forest, explains researcher Diego Balbuena. Since I was a little kid, my dream had been to visit Manu. It’s an area of remote Amazon rainforest that sits in the south-east of my […]
Camera traps, conservation and community: Chris Beirne leaves a legacy in the Amazon
As Dr Chris Beirne leaves the Manu Learning Centre, his passion is multiplied through the students he’s trained, the cross-cultural relationships he’s built and the people he’s inspired. “Life isn’t as exciting anywhere else as the tropics,” says Chris, who has joked his way through tropical diseases, deadly snake encounters and run-ins with illegal loggers. […]