James Borrell is a conservation scientist, and science communicator with a passion for adventurous expeditions and conservation fieldwork.
He has been involved with a variety of research expeditions, from the Peruvian Amazon to the Dhofar Mountains and more. James is an accomplished public speaker and writer having spoken at TEDx and been published in The Biologist and The Guardian. He is also a keen advocate of ‘Citizen Science‘ and founder of Discover Conservation believing that science and adventure go hand in hand.
James runs this website, with a focus on encouraging young conservationists. He blogs about expeditions, motivation, adventure and how to get involved. He writes a monthly newsletter with the most popular articles and news. Find out more about James or get in touch.
Madagascar | Life on the Edge Film
Madagascar’s once pristine and expansive rainforests are dwindling, and the animals and plants that inhabit them face the same fate. This documentary follows a dedicated team of local and international researchers as they study imperiled forest fragments in remote northern Madagascar.
Explore This Site:
Research
James is a research fellow at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, interested in molecular ecology and conservation.
Fieldwork
Stories from expeditions and fieldwork around the world, from Oman’s sweltering central desert to the Ethiopian highlands.
Resources
Advice, interviews, resources and a big long list of grants to help aspiring and early career conservationists.
Speaking
James is a highly acclaimed public speaker with experience presenting to a wide variety of audiences.
Swapping Lloyds Bank for the Peruvian Amazon (how to get into conservation with no previous experience)
When searching for an internship online it was like a minefield, so many to choose from. Everyone I emailed sent me a sales pitch back, they all seemed like glorified travel agents, all too perfect.
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Paying the Price for Conservation in Tanzania
The wheels spun furiously, splattering mud liberally up the doors and windows. Slowly and steadily we slid and churned our way forward along the muddy track.
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Overfishing in the Warm Heart of Africa
On the beach a dozen men were hauling at a great rope, their feet sinking into the sand. Encrusted with salt it disappeared hundreds of meters out into the water.
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What Is The Price Of Conservation?
At the opposite end of the spectrum to Blue Planet II, which indulges us all in precisely the guilt-free natural world we love, films like ‘Trophy’ set out to challenge our views, disagree with us, and make us uncomfortable. I love it.
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A New Species of Frog from Expedition Angano!
Just a few days ago we released a film of our research expedition, and now with excitement and fanfare we have a new paper out describing a new species of rough-skinned Gephyromantis frog.
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Top 100 Conservation Twitter Accounts to Follow in 2014
Interested in conservation? Here’s 100 of the best conservation related Twitter accounts, including official organisations, scientists, campaigners, journalists, photographers and news sites.
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13 Most Popular Articles From 2013
I’m really pleased that 2013 has seen the readership of this blog more than double.
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A Quick Summary For First Time Readers
One day we climbed a hill. Slipping and sliding through the mud past great iron wood trees draped with vines until the breeze wafted through the understory and we could climb no higher.
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How to… Have a citizen science microadventure
Science and adventure go hand in hand. In the same way that you don’t need to fly to the other side of the world, climb mountains or row oceans to have an adventure. You don’t need to lead an expedition to the depths of the unexplored amazon to do science.
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On Graduating and The Real World (it’s OK to do something different)
When you graduate, a lot of people tell you that you need to join the real world. That you can’t necessarily expect to enjoy work because it’s work.
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