Diogo Veríssimo

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“The ecologist” publishes award winning essay

02/10/2012

The magazine “the Ecologist” published my essay: “Greening” the Crisis: Turning Trouble into Opportunity which won the IUCN-Thomson Reuteurs Media Award 2012. You can read the article and the entire  essay on: http://www.theecologist.org/a-student-writes/1615763/greening_the_crisis_turning_trouble_into_opportunity.html

Posted in: Good news, Publications Tagged: Award, Diogo Verissimo, essay, IUCN, The ecologist, Thomson Reuters, waste

Increase in marine turtle predation by Costa Rican jaguars

03/05/2012

  A recent paper in Oryx has highlighted an interesting conservation conundrum. What do you do when one endangered species is preying on another endangered species? An analysis of data from the Tortuguero National Park, led by Diogo Veríssimo (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent) looked at population dynamics and the increasing predation of endangered … [Read more…]

Posted in: In the popular press, Publications Tagged: Costa Rica, Jaguar, Marine turtle, Oryx, predation, Sea turtle, Tortuguero

Study uncovers “cinderella species”for promoting conservation

12/04/2012

Images of tigers and elephants are among the most common threatened mammals used by conservation organisations as ‘flagships’ to promote fundraising – but new research led by the University suggests that other threatened ‘Cinderella species’ could prove equally effective. At the moment, only 80 flagship species are used by these NGOs, and more than 60% … [Read more…]

Posted in: Publications Tagged: article, Biodiversity, Cinderella species, Conservation flagships, Conservation Letters, DICE, Diogo Verissimo, Flagship species, Marketing, Publication

Two new natural history short notes

04/03/2012

Two short notes on the distribution of two Brazilian lizards have recently been published by the journal Herpetological Notes. Both can be access for free at the journals website or in the links below: Freitas, M.A., D. Veríssimo, S. Albuquerque and T.O. Lima. Distribution extension for the lizard Enyalius lechii (Boulenger,1885) (Squamata:Leiosauridae): Third record for the state of Rondônia, Brazil. Herpetology … [Read more…]

Posted in: Publications Tagged: Brazil, Diogo Verissimo, Enyalius lechii, Herpetology, Herpetology Notes, Natural History, Procellosaurinus erythrocercus, Reptiles

Children’s Book is out!

23/02/2012

The Children’s book “Ten friends to remember” written as part of my interhsip with the Centre ofr Eco-cultural Studies in Sri Lanka is now available on Google Books and Mongabay.com . The book has ten stories, all illustrated by a local designer, each of which touches upon a conservation related subject, from human-elephant conflict to wildlife trade and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Publications Tagged: Biodiversity, Centre for Eco-cultural Studies, Children, Conservation, download, Education, english, Environmental Education, free, reading material, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, Story Book

New contributions to the herpetology of Northwest Brazil

16/02/2012

Two articles on different aspects of the herpetology of the Brazilian Northwest came out in the latest issue of Check List: Freitas, M.A.; D. Veríssimo; V. Uhlig. (2012) Squamate Reptiles of the central Chapada Diamantina, with a focus on the municipality of Mucugê, state of Bahia, Brazil. Check List 8(1):16-22 Freitas, M.A.; D.P.F. França; D. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Publications Tagged: article, Bahia, Chapada Diamantina, Check List, Diogo Verissimo, Drymoluber brazili, Herpetology, Mucugê, Pauí, Reptiles, Species list

Whaling: Quota trading won’t work

08/02/2012

In response to the editorial “Whales for sale” published in Nature, me and Kristian Metcalfe wrote a letter to the editor detailing why we believe the proposed trading quota scheme will not work. Access it here!

Posted in: Publications Tagged: Conservation, Diogo Verissimo, Japan, Journal, Letter to the Editor, marine, Nature, Quota, Sea Shepherd, Whale, Whaling

Selling biodiversity: why we need Marketing

01/02/2012

In a newly published article in the peer-reviewed blog Biodiversity Science I argue for the need to include marketing principles in our strategy to preserve biodiversity and discuss some of  the most important pitfalls of engaging with stakeholders outside the scientific community. Read it here!

Posted in: Publications Tagged: Biodiversity, Biodiversity Science, Blog, Conservation, Diogo Verissimo, Environment, Marketing, Social Marketing

Marine flagships: The case of the giant Squid

02/01/2012

I was the lead author on a correspondence piece entitled “Selecting marine invertebrate flagship species: Widening the net”, published in the lastest issue of Biological Conservation. This piece is a reflection on the selection of conservation flagship species for groups traditionally deemed less charismatic. Read it here! This correspondence piece was a reply to the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Publications Tagged: Biological Conservation, Conservation flagships, Diogo Verissimo, Environment, Flagship species, Giant squid, Guerra et al., Letter to the Editor, Marketing, Publication, Social Marketing

New publication on Amazonian lizard

02/01/2012

I was a co-author on the paper “Distribution extension of Uracentron flaviceps (Guichenot, 1855) (Reptilia: Squamata): Second record for the state of Acre, Brazil” published in the journal Check List last December. Read it here! This small piece is a interesting contribution to the available knowledge on the natural history of this little know Amazonian … [Read more…]

Posted in: Publications Tagged: Amazon, Check List, Diogo Verissimo, Herpetology, Natural History, Publication, Uracentron flaviceps
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