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Oxford Príncipe Project @PrincipeProject
Joined November 2022
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We’re delighted that our film was an Official Selection at Frome International Climate Film Festival 🎬 Thank you to the festival team for supporting climate & environmental storytelling! We’re very grateful to have been included among so many thoughtful & impactful films 🌍
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Our documentary is coming to the @Oxford_Shorts Film Festival! 🎬 📍 St John’s College, Oxford 🗓 12 April ⏰ 3:30pm The film explores life on Príncipe and the importance of protecting the island’s unique environment. 🎟 Free tickets: filmfreeway.com/oxfordshorts…
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🌿 Exciting news! 🎬 Our documentary Príncipe Past & Present has been officially selected for #ECOCINE, Brazil's first environmental film festival. 🌍 Celebrating its 33rd year alongside #COP30. 🌱 We are thrilled that our film will be part of this year’s programme! 📽️
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Oxford Príncipe Project retweeted
Bastiaan van Dalen@VanDalenBJ
20 Aug 2024
It was a privilege to present our research on São Tomé and Príncipe at the 4th World Congress of Environmental History (@wceh2024) with an amazing panel of academics! 🌿#wceh2024
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In honour of #WorldTurtleDay we share a video of Huoltam Carvalho from the @FundaPrincipe #PROTETUGA project. Since 2015, they've worked with local & international communities to conserve #seaturtles & make Príncipe a sanctuary for sea turtle species that frequent its waters.🌊🐢
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Insights from Mangal Abade 🌿: Our 2023 preliminary survey of this #mangrove site in #Príncipe revealed a rich variety of ceramic fragments. Particularly intriguing is the apparent broader chronological range of surface #ceramics compared to those found at Ribeira Izé.
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This challenges the assumption of #RibeiraIzé as the oldest site and prompts a reevaluation of Príncipe's historical timeline. These initial findings emphasize the importance of further research to deepen our understanding of the island's history. 📜🔍 #Archaeology #MangalAbade
Mangal Abade mangrove site. A body of water in the middle of trees.

ALT Mangal Abade mangrove site. A body of water in the middle of trees.

A selection of 8 blue and white ceramic fragments on a wooden table.

ALT A selection of 8 blue and white ceramic fragments on a wooden table.

A selection of 5 warm brown coloured ceramic fragments on a cream table.

ALT A selection of 5 warm brown coloured ceramic fragments on a cream table.

Mangal Abade site from another angle. There are the remnants of a wall in the body of water.

ALT Mangal Abade site from another angle. There are the remnants of a wall in the body of water.

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Delighted to share that our Lead Environmental Scientist, @VanDalenBJ, was invited to present at the @SAAorg 89th annual meeting! He shared his talk: 'Bridging the Gap: Exploring Historical Human-Environment Dynamics within a Biodiversity Hotspot in the Gulf of Guinea.' #SAA
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Our Filmmaker and Communications Officer, @SophieCarlarne, shares her experience in expedition filmmaking during a masterclass for @ouexploration. 🎥🌍
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🔬Update: The sampling of cores and pollen preparations, collected during the expedition, is in full swing at the @ULL ecology laboratory! We are excited to share some examples of the well-preserved mangrove pollen from the Praia Grande site, provided by @PaleoVerde🌼🔍
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Time flies! ⏰ It's hard to believe it's been 6 months since we embarked on our journey to Príncipe. Stay tuned as we share exciting updates on our ongoing research and the progress of our documentary.
The expedition team are sitting on a cliff overlooking a view of the ocean and rainforest.

ALT The expedition team are sitting on a cliff overlooking a view of the ocean and rainforest.

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We extend gratitude to our partners & advisors whose support made this expedition possible. Thank you to @UniofOxford, @ExplorersClub & @ROLEX, Belo Monte Hotel, Harvard Travellers Club, @SWWDTP, @StHughsCollege, @AfricasEden, Forever Príncipe & @MPI_GEA for their contributions.
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Blue-breasted #kingfishers (𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘤𝘢) in action! Witness the adult demonstrating a feeding behaviour on a log, breaking food into smaller pieces to give to the juvenile. As the juvenile watches, it learns and begins exhibiting the same behaviour! 🐦#birds
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Post-production is in full swing! A shot of our Filmmaker and Communications Officer, @SophieCarlarne, fully immersed in editing the Príncipe documentary. We can’t wait to share the film with you in the future! 🎥
Sophie sitting in front of two camera monitors editing interview footage from the expedition.

ALT Sophie sitting in front of two camera monitors editing interview footage from the expedition.

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Oxford Príncipe Project retweeted
University of Oxford
@UniofOxford
23 May 2023
🐢 | During a research trip, a team of Oxford researchers took part in the #ProtetugaProject through @FundaPrincipe to observe sea turtles laying eggs. Fundação Príncipe works with local communities to protect biodiversity on the island. 📽 | @principeproject #TurtleDay
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Meet Ramos, a member of the Belo Monte Hotel team and one of the stars of our upcoming documentary! In this clip, he demonstrates how to make a football using a rubber tree. We look forward to sharing more fascinating insights and stories from local voices in our film. 🎥
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We are thrilled to share that our sediment samples are packed and ready for analysis. It will be fascinating to see what insights they may provide into the island's environmental history and the legacy of human impact.
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Science in action! 🛶🌿 A glimpse into our sediment coring and botanical surveys.
The team studying a sediment sample.

ALT The team studying a sediment sample.

The team taking a sediment sample from a small body of water in the rainforest.

ALT The team taking a sediment sample from a small body of water in the rainforest.

The team measuring a large tree.

ALT The team measuring a large tree.

The team paddling their raft in a lagoon.

ALT The team paddling their raft in a lagoon.

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Have you ever seen a green pigeon? 🌿 We spotted this well-camouflaged African green pigeon (𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘶𝘴) on its nest in the Belo Monte Hotel garden. #BirdsSeenIn2023 #BirdsOfTwitter
A green pigeon sitting on its nest in a tree. The bird has blue eyes and a red beak with a white tip.

ALT A green pigeon sitting on its nest in a tree. The bird has blue eyes and a red beak with a white tip.
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Oxford Príncipe Project retweeted
University of Oxford
@UniofOxford
1 Mar 2023
Oxford researchers spent the start of 2023 on the island of Príncipe, off the coast of West Africa, researching the island’s environmental history, and human-environment interactions throughout the island. Here's some of the amazing things they saw 🧵⬇ 📷 | @PrincipeProject
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