Projects
One of the most recent projects starting in 2017 is about cultural development and protection. You may follow the British Council project on Soqotra heritage here: https://www.britishcouncil.org/arts/culture-development/cultural-protection-fund/projects/Intergrating-Socotra-heritage|
The Dragon Blood Tree's Gecko (Hemidactylus dracaenacolus)
The target species, Hemidactylus dracaenacolus, is a gecko classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN due to population and habitat area decline together with its reduced geographic range. The species has only been found in the Diksam Plateau and exclusively on endemic dragon’s blood trees Dracaena cinnabari... |
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Forgotten in the ocean: the reptiles of the Socotra Archipelago as a model for the
study of island Biogeography, Evolution and Conservation
Continental islands are very important hotspots of biodiversity and provide premier settings for studying the evolutionary and ecological processes that have resulted in such unique biotas. The Socotra Archipelago, in the western Indian Ocean, is a case example of an ancient continental fragment.. |
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Threats and management of Dracaena cinnabari trees
Dragon's blood resin or “Dam Al-Akhwain” (blood of the two brothers) is one of commercial NTFPs in Yemen produced by tapping Dracaena cinnabari trees. The species is part of the Red List of the ‘International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’ and counts for “vulnerable”... |
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Soil and land degradation, and monitoring on Soqotra Island
Walking from Hadiboh to Noged and back in 2001 it was obvious – and not just from a scientific |
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Soqotri folk tales: Mehazelo - Cinderella of Soqotra
Once upon a time there was a girl. Her parents died when she was very small so she went to stay with an old man and his wife who would look after her. The old man was a fisherman, but his catch of fish was small - just enough for them not to die from hunger.... |
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Population structure of Dragon Trees on Soqotra
Knowledge of tree population structure is a key factor for determining the procedure and urgency
of their early and effective conservation. Unique woodlands of Dracaena cinnabari on
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The Soqotra Karst Project: Karst exploration and cave research on Soqotra Island
The Socotra Karst Project (SKP) has been for a decennium exploring, mapping and studying
the underground of Socotra Island. Initiated in 2000 as an attempt to look for caves on the
island, the project gradually grew into a multidisciplinary research group linked with
universities, individuals |
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