Biosphere Expeditions About Partners & affiliates

Biosphere Expeditions is proud to network with and be supported by many organisations. Global corporate Our global corporate partners are crucial in reducing our running and expedition costs (for example by providing Land Rover vehicles, high-quality Swarovski optical equipment from or Motorola two-way radios and cellular phones) so that we can spend the lion's share of two-thirds or more of your expedition contribution directly on the project in hand.   Land Rover, makers of the original outdoor vehicle, provide essential offroad expedition vehicles, sponsorship and other back-up. [more] Swarovski Optik is a world leader in the manufacture of precision & premium sports optics and supports Biosphere Expeditions with Swarovski binoculars, telescopes, range finders, image intensifiers and optronic devices, as well as sponsorship and other back-up. [more]   Motorola, makers of radio and other communications equipment, provide all important rugged and reliable communication tools such as handheld and vehicle radios, mobile and satellite phones, as well as sponsorship and other communications and logistical in-country back-up. Local corporate   Official equipment supplier Germany & Eurozone: Globetrotter Ausrüstung is Germany's largest and most reputable outdoor retailer - their "Handbücher" (catalogues) are legendary. They supply BiosphereExpeditions with essential expedition equipment and also assist our expedition team members from Germany and the Eurozone in kitting themselves out for the expeditions.   Official equipment supplier UK: Cotswold Outdoor, the UK's premierretailer of specialist outdoor clothing and equipment, is Biosphere Expeditions' official equipment supplier for the UK. They supply Biosphere Expeditions with essential expedition equipment and also assist our expedition team members from the UK in kitting themselves out for the expeditions.   Official equipment supplier Australia: Snowgum, who began designing and producing outdoor clothing and equipment in 1974, is Biosphere Expeditions' official equipment supplier for Australia. They supply Biosphere Expeditions with essential expedition equipmentand also assist our expedition team members from Australia and New Zealand in kitting themselves out for the expeditions.    Official equipment supplier North America: REI, the biggest co-operative in the USA and specialist outdoor clothing and equipment retailer, is Biosphere Expeditions' official equipment supplier for North America. They also assist our North America-based expedition team members with purchasing their expedition gear. Stormsaver is the UK market leader in rainwater harvesting. Established in 2003, Stormsaver was created as part of an ambitious plan to develop a sustainable and eco-friendly approach to the growing water supply problems in the UK. Stormsaver has received many accolades for its pioneering work and is committed to innovation in sustainable technologies and sustainable living as a whole. Stormsaver supports Biosphere Expeditions' project in Namibia (where water supply is a serious issue) by providing educational materials and courses for local children as well as scholarship places for local students.   mtc, Namibia's premier mobile phone network operator, is provding support for our large cat project in Namibia. This support, amongst other things, includes SIM cards for our GSM/GPS collars, allowing us to track leopards, cheetahs and caracals using the mobile phone network. The Anglo-Omani Society kindly supports our projects in Oman by sponsoring scholarship places. Vascutek kindly supports our snow leopard expedition in the Altai by sponsoring scholarship places. Eco Beach kindly supports our turtle expedition in Western Australia by providing an outstanding expedition base. Science partners Biosphere Expeditions works with a host of science and other partners. Below are just a few of them. United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre Cambridge UK International Coral Reef Action Network Cambridge UK   Office of the Adviser for Conservation Diwan of Royal Court Oman Fundación Cayos Cochinos Honduras Coral Reef Fund Whale Watch Azores Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas) University of the Azores The Snow Leopard Conservancy Sonoma, California USA Foundation for Sustainable Altai WWF Russia Fundación para la Conservación del Quebrantahuesos Lammergeyer Conservation Foundation Spain Projeto Puma Brazil Reef Check USA Emirates Diving Association United Arab Emirates     Grants We gratefully acknowledge the support of The Ford Motor Company Conservation and Environmental Grants for our Oman Arabian leopard and Musandam coral reef expeditions. Through the help of their grant programme, we can build capacity and add value by training and educating local rangers and people and purchasing much-needed research equipment. [more] We gratefully acknowledge the support of Six Senses Resorts & Spas for our Musandam coral reef and Maldives coral reef & whale shark projects. Through the help of their grant programme, we can run outreach and education programmes aimed at local children and adults about the value of marine resources and how to protect them and local livelihoods. We also involve Six Senses staff and local scholars in our research, building capacity and involving people in conservation on a one-to-one level. [more] We gratefully acknowledge the support of IdeaWild in providing camera traps to our large cat project in Namibia. In November 2007, the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) launched a region-wide campaign aimed at improving and increasing business use of information and communications technology called the takeITon campaign. We gratefully acknowledge support from this campaign.  More details 107.94 Kb. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the EOG Association for Conservation for our former Caprivi human-predator conflict expedition in Namibia. Media Our premium media partners are   Affiliates Biosphere Expeditions also has a network of affiliates. Whatever the affiliate and our arrangement withthem, commissions and perks gained from you using their services willalways be ploughed back into our research and conservation work and tobenefit our local partners wherever possible. For example, we will usecredits accumulated through Amazon to supply our local scientists withbooks and other research materials, or use commissions gained fromflight partners to enable our local scientists to travel to conferencesand other scientific meetings. Go to Affiliates Network Others