Biosphere Expeditions offers opportunities for people to participate in conservation activities alongside field scientists on expeditions around the world. Volunteers can help with tasks like collecting data, monitoring wildlife, and educating local communities. The organization has contributed to many achievements including protecting habitats for endangered species, reducing human-wildlife conflict, and influencing management plans for protected areas. Their work helps conserve global biodiversity and involves local stakeholders in conservation efforts.

1. Inspiring Conservation

2. The Biosphere Defined in 1929 by Russian scientist Vladimir Vernadsky as “ the part of the earth’s surface and atmosphere occupied by living things”

3. The diversity of the Biosphere provides us all with health, wealth, food, fuel and the vital services our lives depend on. Human activity is causing an erosion of this diversity at a greatly accelerated rate.

4. Humans are a part of the rich diversity of nature and have the power to protect the planet. Biosphere Expeditions offers one way in which people can.

5. Anyone can come with us and work with field scientists on important conservation activities in their normal holiday time… … putting time and money into conservation that wouldn’t otherwise be there.

6. EXPEDITIONS, PROJECTS & TASTER DAYS WORLDWIDE

7. Charismatic megafauna

8. Panthera onca Jaguar

9. Panthera pardus pardus African leopard Afrikanischer Leopard Léopard d'Afrique

10. Panthera uncia Snow leopard Schneeleopard L'Once

11. Panthera onca Jaguar

12. Panthera pardus nimr Arabian leopard Wüstenleopard Léopard d'Arabie

13. Puma concolor Puma

14. Leopardus pardalis Ocelot Ozelot Ocelot

15. Acinonyx jubatus Cheetah Gepard Guépard

16. Lynx lynx Lynx Luchs Lynx

17. Canis lupus Wolf

18. Ursus arctos European brown bear Europäischer Braunbär Ours brun

19. Ovis ammon Argali sheep Argali oder Riesenwildschaf Mouflon de Corse

20. Antidorcas marsupialis Springbok Tragelaphus strepsiceros Greater kudu Großes Kudu Grand koudou

21. Citellus citellus Suslik (ground squirrel) Ziesel (Erdhörnchen) Souslik (mammifère rongeur de la famille des "Sciuridae“)

23. Caretta caretta Loggerhead turtle Unechte Karettschildkröte Caouanne

24. Natator depressus Australian flatback turtle Wallriffschildkröte La tortue à dos plat

25. Natator depressus Australian flatback turtle Wallriffschildkröte La tortue à dos plat

26. Rhincodon typus Whale shark Walhai Requin-baleine

27. Manta birostris Manta ray Riesenmanta Raie manta

28. Sea sponge Seeschwamm Éponge de mer Octocoral Achterkoralle Octocoral

29. Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill turtle Echte Karettschildkröte Tortue imbriquée

30. Holacanthus ciliaris Queen angelfish Königin-Engelfisch Ange royal

31. Gymnothorax funebris Green moray Grüne Muräne Murène verte

32. Tursiops truncatus Bottlenose dolphin Großer Tümmler Grand dauphin

33. Physeter catodon Sperm whale Pottwal Cachalot

34. Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback whale Buckelwal Baleine à bosse

35. Tree frog, unknown species Baumforsch, unbekannte Art Grenouille arboricole, espèce inconnue

36. Ara chloroptera Red and green macaw Grünflügelara Ara chloroptère

37. Eira barbara Tyra (type of marten / mustelid) Tyra oder Hyrare (Wieselart) Tyra Saimiri sciureus Squirrel monkey Totenkopfaffe Saïmiri commun

38. The work Looking for tracks Interviews (Camera) trapping Education Telemetry Data Entry Record behaviour Inventories Presence/absence Photo ID Densities

39. Making ze plan ;) Altai

40. Making ze plan ;) Oman

41. Making ze plan ;) Slovakia

42. Getting there Musandam

43. Getting there Brazil

44. Getting there Namibia

45. Getting there Oman

46. Getting there Peru

47. Getting there Oman

48. Getting there Peru

49. Observation Altai

50. Observation Peru / Altai

51. Observation Altai

52. Observation Altai

53. Observation Azores

54. Observation Azores

55. Transect work Altai

56. Transect work Western Australia

57. Transect work Honduras

58. Transect work Maldives

59. Transect work Slovakia

60. Using technical stuff Azores

61. Using technical stuff Namibia

62. Using technical stuff Musandam

63. Trapping & tracking Brazil

64. Trapping & tracking Slovakia

65. Trapping & tracking Oman

66. Trapping & tracking Peru

67. Trapping & tracking Oman

68. Trapping & tracking Namibia

69. Trapping & tracking Namibia

70. Education & capacity-building Oman

71. Education & capacity-building Altai

72. Education & capacity-building Brazil

73. Mapping & measuring Peru

74. Mapping & measuring Western Australia

75. Up close & personal Namibia

76. Up close & personal Western Australia

77. Up close & personal Western Australia

78. Up close & personal Azores

79. Up close & personal Maldives

80. Data entry & analysis Western Australia

81. Data entry & analysis Altai

82. Data entry & analysis Namibia

83. Data entry & analysis Brazil

84. Data entry & analysis Honduras

85. Bases & habitats

86. Jungle Peru & Brazil (this image from Brazil)

87. Research station Peru

88. Base camp Brazil

89. Marine / beach Azores, Honduras, Musandam, Maldives, Western Australia (this image from Western Australia)

90. Research station Honduras

91. Liveaboard research vessel Musandam

92. Liveaboard research vessel Maldives

93. B&B base Azores

94. Resort base Western Australia

95. Mountains Altai, Oman & Slovakia (this image from Slovakia)

96. Base camp Altai

97. Base camp Oman

98. Historic Austro-Hungarian empire villa base Slovakia

99. Savannah Namibia

100. Lodge & tent base Namibia

101. Achievements

102. An active role in saving 50 wolves from being declared legitimate hunting targets in the Bieszczady mountains in Poland. This was achieved by providing accurate information on the predator numbers and by influencing the local authorities who reversed their decision to cull wolves.

103. Declaration of a national park in the Ukraine, protecting a unique steppe area jutting into the Black Sea and as such a stop-off point for many migratory birds, as well as a haven for fauna (e.g. birds & wolf) and flora (it boasts amongst other things Europe's biggest orchid field).

104. Declaration of a protected area in the Altai Republic, Central Asia, which provides the habitat for a number of endangered species including the snow leopard.

105. Fewer lions, leopards and cheetahs killed in farmer-predator conflict in Namibia.

106. Inclusion of guidelines for boat behaviour at clay licks in the Tambopata Reserve management plan. Guidelines are needed because unsustainable forms of farming, logging and tourism are threatening the natural habitat in Peruvian Amazon.

107. Our recommendations for the management and protection of jaguars have been incorporated into national and state-wide jaguar action plans in Brazil’s Atlantic rainforest.

108. Our recommendations for the management and protection of the coral reefs of the Cayos Cochinos marine protected area in Honduras have been incorporated into the managing authorities’ action plan.

109. Together with our partners in Spain, we helped to reverse EU high altitude carcass removal regulation, which was designed to combat the spread of BSE, but was starving high mountain vultures and bears.

110. On many of our expedition we build capacity buy training local people as guides or conservationists, creating expedition placements & scholarships, etc. We also engage with local communities in education, producing educational materials about the value of wildlife and how to protect it and local livelihoods.

111. Construction of three research bases creating local jobs and capacity. We have trained over 50 local staff and rangers and have involved local communities all over the world, creating livelihoods and non-destructive, sustainable jobs. Over 50 scientific reports and research papers disseminating information amongst the scientific community. More than 30 awards & accolades won. Hundreds of press articles, radio and TV programmes creating awareness locally and internationally. We have raised awareness for literally thousands of people and created lasting international friendships and partnerships. And more…