Over 100 Years of Snow Leopard Research
The presenters – Rishi Sharma and Rashmi Singh – have undertaken a review of all published research on snow leopards between 1904 and 2020. The goal was to examine the current state of knowledge across the snow leopard range while identifying spatial and temporal gaps. The findings are striking – ...
Session 5: Regression Practical
The final session takes the participants through a Regression Practical: Session 5.1: Regression Practical ...
New Technical Report added to the Bibliography
Please find details of a new Technical Report that has been added to our Bibliography. Title: Over 100 Years of Snow Leopard Research: A Spatially Explicit Review of the State of Knowledge in the Snow Leopard Range. Authors: Sharma, R. K., Singh, R. Executive Summary: Evolved to live in some ...
New Articles to the Bibliography
Please find details below, of two new articles added to the Bibliography: Title: Assessing the Effectiveness of a Community-based Livestock Insurance Program Authors: Alexander, J. S., Agvaantseren, B., Gongor, E., Mijiddorj, T. N., Piaopiao, T., Stephen Redpath, S., Young, J., Mishra, C. Abstract: Financial mechanisms to mitigate the costs of ...
SLN Webinar: Over 100 Years of Snow Leopard Research
Research on or about the snow leopard dates back at least 100 years. It began to intensify in the 1970s and has continued to grow rapidly in the last 10 years. The Snow Leopard Network is pleased to invite to our forthcoming webinar - WWF's snow leopard specialist Rishi Sharma ...
Session 1: Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation
Welcome to Module 11! In this Session we focus on introducing principles of monitoring and evaluation and how it can support community conservation programs. We cover core terms, principles and approaches to M&E that are important foundations of conservation program planning and implementation. Session 1.1: Introduction Session 1.2: Partners Principles ...
Snow Leopard Individual Identification- Increasing precision in camera-trap abundance estimates?
SLN welcomes its Steering Committee member Orjan Johansson who introduces a recent publication on the scope of potential mis-identifications errors in camera trap data processing. He also shares the latest thinking on investigating this challenge further. Orjan is joined by Abinand Reddy, David Borchers, Justine Shanti Alexander, Koustubh Sharma, Manvi ...
Session 2: Monitoring & Community Conservation
This Session explores participatory approaches to Monitoring! We use a case study from Spiti, India to illustrate how programs evolve and can monitor key outputs and outcomes. Checkout what key principles stuck with participants. Session 2.1: Introduction to Participatory Monitoring Session 2.2: Shen Case Study Session 2.3: Introduction to monitoring ...
Session 3: Participatory Approaches to Evaluation
James shares two case studies related to evaluating conflict and climate change adaptation strategies. Through these case studies we explore relevant indicators/approaches to assess progress towards the harder to measure longer outcomes (such as resilience, adaptation, etc.) through stakeholder participatory approaches. As preparation for the session please feel free to ...
Module 12: Fundamental Statistical Tools
About the course A good working knowledge of statistics can help you achieve better study designs, choose the correct analytical framework, and present your results in a meaningful way. In conservation, statistics is crucial for making decisions and predictions based on data. Module 12 aims to provide an understanding of ...