Africa

Meet Dr. Faith Thomas Mpondo, Country Coordinator for Tanzania

Our family of National Moth Week Country Coordinators is growing, thanks tothe efforts of Dr. Vijay Barve, our Global Community Facilitator! Meet our newest country coordinator, Dr. Faith Thomas Mpondo of Tanzania,an East African nation, known for its expansive wildlife areas, such asSerengeti National Park. Faith is a passionate scientist interested in biodiversity, ecology andconservation. Her interest …

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NMW Welcomes Sunday Berlioz KAKPO as Country Coordinator for Benin

Leave a Comment / News & Updates, Team / By Sandra Lanman

National Moth Week is pleased to welcome Sunday Berlioz KAKPO of the Republic of Benin as our second country coordinator on the continent of Africa. Sunday is an emerging expert in the field of biodiversity informatics and has published data with The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and iNaturalist portals. He is on the faculty …

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LepiMAP – The Atlas of African Lepidoptera, Guest post by Megan Loftie-Eaton (LepiMAP project coordinator)

Leave a Comment / Data Collection, Moth Identification, partner / By Liti

Mapping how species ranges are changing is key to proper biodiversity conservation and can act as an early warning system if a species might be in trouble. Is a species’ range expanding or contracting? If we don’t know this how can we make proper decisions regarding its conservation? This is where LepiMAP comes in. …

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Guest post – Dino Martins on NMW in Kenya

1 Comment / Events, Mothing / By Liti

Dino J. Martins is a Kenyan entomologist, and a National Geographic Emerging Explorer. Dino participated in NMW in Kenya and blogged about it on his personal blog and on his National Geographic New Watch column. Read about Dino’s mothing during NMW on National Geographic News Watch Read Dudu Diaries – Dino’s blog about the world …

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Meet Dr. Faith Thomas Mpondo, Country Coordinator for Tanzania

NMW Welcomes Sunday Berlioz KAKPO as Country Coordinator for Benin

LepiMAP – The Atlas of African Lepidoptera, Guest post by Megan Loftie-Eaton (LepiMAP project coordinator)

Guest post – Dino Martins on NMW in Kenya

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