collborators

Dr David Edwards​

Professor Chris Jiggins​

Profesor Gerardo Lamas​
University of Sheffield. Principal Investigator of research group studying the impacts of anthropogenic activities on tropical ecosystems. Decades of experience working in tropical regions, particularly with logging companies. 
University of Cambridge. Ongoing collaboration with Green Gold Forestry and leading undergraduates from St John’s college for five years visiting their concession in Peru to gather data for their ecology modules.
Museo de Historia Natural (Lima, Peru). Has provided essential advice for research and permit applications, and as the world’s most renowned expert in Neotropical butterflies, he  will help us if a species new to science is discovered. 

affiliatons

Ggf group

FSC-certified sustainable logging company 
​GGF are committed to high standards of environmental stewardship and social responsibility. They will provide the necessary geographical and tree diversity/distribution data, and will assist with transport, food, accommodation and field assistants during the expedition.
Our findings will help GGF Group develop a logging strategy with minimal impact on rainforest biodiversity. 

Museo de Historia Natural, lima

Natural History Museum, Lima
Essential for the success of our scientific and collecting permit application. They will also provide support identifying difficult insect groups and dealing with potential new species to science.
Photographs, information about new species (if found) and known species ecology will be shared with the museum, adding to their database of knowledge. 

instituto de investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana (IIAP)

Research institute,  Iquitos
As our scientific counterparts, IIAP have helped us develop research methods specific to the study area and will allow us access to their research facilities. We will share our findings with IIAP and send them prints of stemming publications and reports. On-going collaboration will ensure the project has a lasting impact. 

sponsors

royal geographical society (with ibg)

This project is supported by the RGS (with IBG) with a Geographical Fieldwork Grant

st johns college cambridge

Research and travel is supported by St Johns College, University of Cambridge

the jeremy willson charitable trust

This project is supported by a JWCT grant as a tribute to, and in memory of Jeremy Willson

bugdorm

Bugdorm supplied high-quality, humane butterfly traps for the project

TEMPCON
​DATA LOGGERS

Tempcon supplied essential temperature loggers and light meters for the project