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Submissions from 2024
Early report of a microcosm of the fourth major global bleaching event: A comprehensive survey of coral bleaching at Chumbe Island Coral Park, Zanzibar, Christian Boudreaux, The University of Mississippi
A Study of Anthropogenic Impacts on Echinoderms in the Jambiani Intertidal Area, Zanzibar, Amaury O. Halley, Middlebury College
Short-term larval surveys reveal rainy season breeding site preferences of malaria vector Anopheles spp. in Zanzibar City, Kaeden K. Hill, Duke University
Socioecological Assessment of Birds in Ngezi-Vumawimbi Nature Forest Reserve, Eli Taub, Pomona College
Solar Energy Adoption in Unguja, Tanzania: Influence of Awareness, Socioeconomics, and Technology Knowledge, Maxime Warnery, Middlebury College
Submissions from 2023
Always Sunny in Zanzibar: Exploring Solar Power on the Island, Quinn Brannan, Carleton College
ABCDs of Triggerfish in Pemba and Misali Island: Abundance, Biodiversity, Behaviour, Cultural Significance and Distribution, Hannah Ng Shueh Yi, Yale-NUS College
Coastal Morphology and Sediment Deposition on Adjacent Coral Reefs at Misali Island, Sophia Rosati, Bowdoin College
Representations and Realities: Misali Island's Biodiversity in Hybrid Narratives, Justin Ross Whitney, Bowdoin College
Submissions from 2022
The Battle for the Sea: Tourism Development and Public Ocean Access in Jambiani, Zanzibar, Sophie Beauchesne, Salve Regina University
“Hadithi ya Matunda”: The Informal Fruit Economy on Unguja Island: A study of the livelihoods of smallholder producers, intermediaries, and sellers, Daisy Kettle, Bates College
Assessing the Threat of Coral Decline on Fish Diversity in Response to Temperature, Ryland Talmadge, College of Charleston
Treatments of Cyanobacteria on Mariculture Sponges in Jambiani, Tanzania, Sally Thornton-White, University of Denver
Submissions from 2019
Behavioral Responses to Ancestral Predators in Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) on Misali Island, Tanzania, Isabelle Hanna, Gettysburg College
Activity, Distribution, and Density of Brown Rats (Rattus norvegicus) on Misali Island, Pemba Island, Tanzania, Raegan Hasselbring, University of Denver
An Assessment of Coral Bleaching near Misali Island, Tanzania, Danielle Kulick, Tulane University
Coastal Stream Salinity and Its Impacts on Pemba Agriculture, Sara McCormack, University of Denver
Vulnerability and Adaptability of Mangrove Forests on Misali Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Samantha A. Smith, Skidmore College
Leopards Are Good to Think With: Spotting the Zanzibar Leopard in Jozani Forest, Andrew Weier, University of Colorado Boulder
Submissions from 2018
Constructing Social Environments: The Evolving Relationship between Uses and Management of Urban Greenspace in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Mara Basich-Pease, Cornell University
The Influence of Habitat Preference on Longitudinal Population Composition and Distribution of Groupers (Serranidae) in Chumbe Island Coral Park, Zanzibar Tanzania, Caroline Daley, Middlebury College
A Disappearing Island: An Impact Assessment of Coastal Erosion on the Mnemba Island House Reef, Zanzibar, Kat Grellman
Pemban Farmer Agency in Adapting to Climate Change, Rachael Hood, Oberlin College
Let’s Talk Takataka: Impacts of Plastic in the Stone Town Harbor Area, Zanzibar, CJ O’Brien, California Lutheran University
A Comparative Tree Survey of Disturbed and Primary Forest Areas: Ngezi-Vumawimbi Nature Forest Reserve, Pemba Island, Skyler Smith, Colorado State University
Submissions from 2017
Pteropus voeltzkowi and the Understory: A Study of the Behavioral Impacts of the Pemba Flying Fox on the Vegetation and Soil Quality of Pemba Island, Lea Davidson, Macalester College
Small-Scale Farming of Sandfish (Holothuria scabra) at Unguja Ukuu, Zanzibar, Claire Hacker, Cornell University
Bacteria Mitigation in Sponge Mariculture, Jambiani Zanzibar, Claire Johnston, Barnard College
Strategies for Environmental Education for Youths and Adults, Chumbe Island Coral Park, Zanzibar, Samantha Pfeffer, Gettysburg College
An Ethnobotanical Examination of Traditional Medicine in Ngezi Forest Reserve, Tyler Tsang, Siena College
Submissions from 2016
An Assessment of Soil Erosion on Pemba Island Using the Universal Soil Loss Equation, Emily Gillispie, Miami University
Nesting trends of the Green (Chelonia mydas) and Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) turtles on Misali Island, Pemba, Thaowan Giorno and Megan Herrmann, Beloit College & Oberlin College
Solid Waste Management of Disposable Diaper Sanitation and the Connection to Environmental Awareness for Women in Zanzibar, Micalea Leaska, Saint Michael's College
Coral Disease in Chumbe Island Coral Park: A baseline survey of the prevalence of coral disease and other afflictions within Chumbe Marine Protected Area, Hannah Turley, University of Virginia
Submissions from 2015
Analysis of Traditional Medicine in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Jessica Baylor, Lafayette College
Comparative Study of Terrestrial Arthropod Diversity in Primary and Re-planted Pine Forest in a Community Forest at Andasibe, Madagascar, Tyler George, Mira Kelly-Fair, and Andrea Wade, Oregon State University, Mount Holyoke, The College of Wooster
Frog Diversity and Population Trends in Andasibe, Madagascar, Ryan Herman Herman and Alexandra Ulin, Bowdoin College / Bates College
Fauna Census of Intertidal Cliffs, Mangapwani, Zanzibar, Emily Jankowski, Gettysburg College
An Analysis of Biodiversity, Sustainability, and Ecotourism in the VO.I.M.MA Community Managed Forest, Andasibe, Madagascar, Catherine Knowlton and Charlotte Walton, Trinity College / Bucknell Univeristy
An Assessment of the Impact of Sand Mining: Unguja, Zanzibar, Caroline Ladlow, Lafayette College
Environmental Law in Madagascar: The Nagoya Protocol on Genetic Resource Use, Access and Benefit Sharing, Sarah Sanbar, Claremont Mckenna College
The Pelagic Artisanal Fishing of Mangapwani, Northern Unguja, Shavonne Stanek, Oberlin College
Submissions from 2014
Bioremediation of Polluted Zanzibar Seawater: The Nutrient and Bacterial Bioextraction Potential of Native Seaweeds and Bivalves, Katie Bergman, Wake Forest University
The Invading Fly: Innovative Pest Management Solutions for Control of Bactrocera Invadens in Pemba, Zanzibar, McCall Calvert and Lindsay Gucker, University of Colorado At Boulder / Beloit College
Investment Opportunities in Solar-Powered Lighting for Small Rural Shops in Zanzibar, Alexander Cheston, Bowdoin College
The Status of Coastal Birds on Uzi Island: A Coastal Survey of Birds and Their Interactions with Fishermen and Seaweed Farmers, Anna Curtis-Heald, Connecticut College
Gamba la Kasa: Using the Sea Turtle as a Flagship for Conservation through Storytelling and Children's Literature, Eliza Hollister, Skidmore College
Feasibility of a Mangrove-Based Carbon Business in Makoba Bay, Unguja, Zanzibar, Janice Liang, Colby College
Pollution in Stone Town’s Coastal Waters: An Assessment of Environmental Influences on Fecal Contamination, Socorro Lopez, George Washington University
Pollution in Stone Town’s Coastal Waters: An Assessment of Environmental Influences on Fecal Contamination, Socorro Lopez, George Washington University
SHARKS AREN’T THE ONLY FISH TO BE AFRAID OF… A Survey of Serranidae Species of Genus Aethaloperca, Anyperodon, Cephalopholis, Epinephelus, and Plectropomus on Chumbe Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Kimberly D. Nesbitt, University of Denver
Trouble in Paradise: State of Coastal Erosion of Unguja Tourist Destinations Shoreline Analysis and Community Responses of Nungwi and Paje Beaches, Emily Pitman, Hamilton College
Submissions from 2013
Marine Turtle Health Assessment and Aquarium Suitability: Uzi Island, Zanzibar, Olivia “Warda” Crane, Gustavus Adolphus College
An Evaluation of Potential Management Options for the Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) Population in Kizimkazi, Zanzibar, Rebecca Hamilton, Rollins College
An Evaluation of Environmental Education Programs on Pemba Island, Lindsay Kingston, Middlebury College
Mangrove Species Identification on Uzi Island, Zanzibar Archipelago, Mariah Kuitse, Illinois Institute of Technology
Traditional Boat Building: An Intersection of Zanzibar’s Culture and Environment, Eric Levenson, Bowdoin College
Comparison Study of Fish Species Richness of Two Mangrove Forests on Misali Island: Eastern (Extractive) v. Western (CORE) Mangrove Forests, Spencer M. Mallette, St. Michael's College
Bioremediation Mariculture in Zanzibar, Tanzania: A Viability Assessment of Using Bath Sponge and Pearl Oyster Farms to Filter Highly olluted Waters in the Zanzibar Channel, Hayley Oakland, University of Oregon
Testing the Waters: Public Health Lab- Ivo de Carneri’s Safe Water Project Pemba Island, Tanzania, E. Grace Reville, Colby College
Species Censes & Local Conceptions of Ornithological Fauna, Uzi, Alexandria Vandervest, Hope College
Submissions from 2012
Paleoecological Study of Unguja: Can Past Environments be Inferred from Fossilized Corals and Mollusks?, Meredith Burger and Jory Lerback, Denison University / Franklin & Marshall College
The State of Artisanal Fisheries in Southern Unguja: Governance, Conservation and Community, Nathanial Colbert-Sangree, Oberlin College
Who Else Would Plant The Trees? A Status Update on the Pemba Flying Fox, Hannah “Hawa” Grose and Catherine Grace “Rahma” Clemmens
How Does Climate Change Affect Agricultural Stability in Southeast Unguja? An Assessment of the Threats to Agriculture and Food Security From Rising Temperature and Changes in Predictability and Intensity of Rainy Seasons., Eloise Reid, Oberlin College
Assessing the Viability of Desalination for Rural Water Supply in Chwaka, Zanzibar, Roy Yu and Daniele Packard
Submissions from 2011
Seaweed Farmer Education: Is it Enough to Sustain the Industry? Analyzing the Status of Stakeholder Investment in Muungoni and Jambiani, Unguja, Erika Davis, North Carolina State University
Monitoring Nesting Trends and Hatchling Success of the Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Population on Mnemba Island, Zanzibar, Taylor Dunbar, Franklin & Marshall College
The Aders’s Duikers (Cephalophus adersi) of Mnemba Island, Zanzibar: A Study of the Behavior and Diet of a Critically Endangered Species, Aviva Fiske, Bowdoin College
A Study of Sponge Aquaculture in Jambiani: Is Shallow Farming Feasible?, Sarah Friday, University of Richmond
Biogas Technology on Uzi Island, Zanzibar: A Feasibility Study, Peter J. McInerney, Skidmore College
Veterinary Issues and Livestock Development in Zanzibar: Farmer Practices and Attitudes, Shuana Milne-Price, Washington University in St. Louis
Submissions from 2010
Cultural Tourism in Mjini Ole, Pemba: A Case Study in Its Establishment and Marketing, Peter Rashid Clabby, Boston College
A Study of Corallivores of Bawe and Chumbe Islands, Zanzibar, Rachael Mallon, University of Puget Sound
Water Quality and Eutrophication: The Effects of Sewage Outfalls on Waters and Reefs Surrounding Stone Town, Zanzibar, Molly Moynihan, Cornell University
Paradise Lost? Impact of Tourism and Public Use on the Mnemba House Reef, Allison Nangle and Vicki Sheng, University of Connecticut, Williams College
Pesticide Use and Awareness on Pemba Island, Brooke Shorett and Lauren Crask, Duke University, University of Redlands
Submissions from 2009
Spirits & Sacred Sites: A Study of Beliefs on Unguja Island, Julie Bardenwerper, Gustavus Adolphus College
Behavioral Application in Wildlife Photography: Developing a Foundation in Ecological and Behavioral Characteristics of the Zanzibar Red Colobus Monkey (Procolobus kirkii) as it Applies to the Development Exhibition Photography, Matthew Jorgensen, Cornell University
Sponges on Chumbe Island, Emily Marshall, University of Richmond
Survey of Anthropogenic Vegetation Changes on Uzi and Vundwe Islands: A Study on Deforestation and Its Implications for People and Wildlife, Lindley Mease, Stanford University
Mangroves and Crabs as Ecosystem Engineers in Zanzibar, Charlie Nicholson, Skidmore College
Behind Your Beach Vacation: A Review and Evaluation of EIAs as a Legal Framework to Regulate the Environmental Impacts of Tourism in Zanzibar, Mahima Sukhdev and Ayelet Singer, Yale University, Oberlin College
Submissions from 2008
Vertical Distribution of Spiders (Araneae) on a Tropical Island, Eric Brown, Bates College
A Culture Seen Through Cuisine: Traditional Zanzibari Recipes, Lizzie Resta, University of San Diego
Improving Beekeeping on Unguja Island, Larken Root, University of Puget Sound
Submissions from 2007
Biomass Combustion and ARI in Kiwengwa, Unguja, Eric Fournier and Nicole Poepping, Bucknell University, Brown University
A Survey of the Cockle A. antiquata, Chumbe Island, Kelsey Jacobsen and Lisl Esherick, Connecticut College, Vassar College
Submissions from 2006
Sea Urchin Predation in Misali Island Marine Park, Nicole Esclamado, Harvey Mudd College
Cows and Colobus (Procolobus kirkii): Resource-Sharing Habits at Jozani National Park, Emily Walz, Swarthmore College
Impacts of Salt Production on Pemba, Lauren Wolchok, Harvard University
Submissions from 2004
Assessment of the Artisanal Shark Fishery and Local Shark Fin Trade on Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Deborah Schaeffer, Bowdoin College