Field survey to understand changes in mangrove use and the implication to local community in Lamu Kenya
Amina Hamza (PhD student, Bournemouth University) The coastal community in Kenya have strong dependence on mangrove ecosystem for their livelihood. Mangrove exploitation for building poles forms a subsistence livelihood for…
‘Scoping’ Maritime Cultural Heritage: A visit to SEED Madagascar and Sainte Luce to prepare for June’s Festival of the Sea
Jonathan Skinner (Featured image – Sainte Luce fishermen in handmade pigoues (canoes) rowing out to check their lobster pots – J. Skinner, April 2019) There were no bins where I…
CoastSnap User meeting and workshop in Toulouse (France)
Caridad Ballesteros On 18th June 2019 the first CoastSnap User meeting took place in Toulouse (France) under the umbrella of Boot Camp Coastal Imaging 2019, organised by Dr Mitch Harley from…
Cyclone Idai – hunger and devastation in Mozambique
A very powerful article on the human stories behind the utter devastation caused by #CycloneIdai https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/eye-of-the-storm/ Thanks to @PaulNuki for taking the time to listen to them. It’s not too…
Marine heritage and sustainable development – Jon Henderson
I’m just back from the Society for American Archaeology’s (SAA) 84th Annual Meeting in Albuquerque where I took part in the HumAnE Archaeology Session organised by Carly Ameen and Naomi Sykes from the University…
Mozambique Cyclone Disaster
We are shocked to see the awful news from Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, where tropical cyclone Idai has caused widespread destruction and loss of life. While it is well known…
Remembering Sebastiano Tusa
A minute of silence to remember Sebastiano Tusa on Monday, 11 March at the UNESCO Ministerial meeting on Underwater Cultural Heritage in Malindi, Kenya. Professor Tusa was on his way…
Snapshots of research in Maputo, Mozambique – Rosalie Hans
Being back in Mozambique for the first time since 2010 provides an interesting mixture of recognition, nostalgia and learning about the many changes the country has gone through in the…
Free online GIS course aimed at archaeologists
The gvSIG Association has provided a free online GIS course, covering a range of topics and using an open source software (gvSIG Desktop). There is no need to register for the course, and the content can…
PhD Studentship, Law, University of Nottingham
Three-year Faculty of Social Sciences PhD studentship School of Law, University of Nottingham In connection with Rising from the Depths Applications are invited for a Faculty of Social Sciences and International…