Biosphere Expeditions is proud to network with and be supported by many organisations. Science partners Biosphere Expeditions works with a host of science 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 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: GlobetrotterAusrüstung is Germany's largest and most reputable outdoor retailer -their "Handbücher" (catalogues) are legendary. They supply BiosphereExpeditions with essential expedition equipment and also assist ourexpedition team members from Germany and the Eurozone in kittingthemselves out for the expeditions.   Official equipment supplier UK: Cotswold Outdoor, the UK's premierretailer of specialist outdoor clothing and equipment, is BiosphereExpeditions' official equipment supplier for the UK. They supplyBiosphere Expeditions with essential expedition equipmentand also assist our expedition team members from the UK in kittingthemselves out for the expeditions. Official equipment supplier Australia: Snowgum, who began designing andproducing outdoor clothing and equipment in 1974, is BiosphereExpeditions' official equipment supplier for Australia. They supplyBiosphere Expeditions with essential expedition equipmentand also assist our expedition team members from the Australia and NewZealand in kitting themselves out for the expeditions.  Official equipment supplier North America: REI, the biggestco-operative in the USA and specialist outdoor clothing and equipmentretailer, is Biosphere Expeditions' official equipment supplier forNorth America. They also assist our North America-based expedition teammembers with purchasing their expedition gear. HSBC is providing much needed support for a unique coral reef study to support Biosphere Expeditions with their ongoing marine conservation work in Oman. 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.   Grants We gratefully acknowledge the support of The Ford Motor Company Conservation and Environmental Grants for our Oman Arabian leopard epxedition. 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 camera traps for our research work. We gratefully acknowledge the support of Six Senses Hideaway at Zighy Bay, Musandam, Oman for our Musandam coral reef project. Through the help of their grant programme, we can run an outreach and education programme aimed at local children and fishermen about the value of marine resources and how to protect them and local livelihoods. We also involve Zighy Bay staff in our research, building capacity and involving people in conservation on a one-to-one level. All this in an effort to give the reefs around the Musandam better protection through education and capacity-building. 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 Capriv human-predator conflicht expedition in Namibia.   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