A selection of longterm projects that involve recurring expeditions, ongoing conservation work, and photojournalism

 

Borneo

Working toward the conservation of pristine and unprotected rainforests at the mountainous center of Borneo, Peter has worked on the island since 2009 where his studies have covered topics from butterflies to gibbons. Peter has led numerous expeditions to threatened and poorly studied jungles in order to document biodiversity, work with communities, and influence environmental policy. Along with his colleagues, Peter founded a conservation NGO to address these matters called BRINCC: Barito River Initiative for Nature Conservation & Communities. He serves as an International Advisor to the Borneo Nature Foundation.

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Congo Basin

Peter is a Senior Research Fellow with UCLA’s Center for Tropical Research, working with the Congo Basin Institute. As an Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins University, Peter teaches graduate field courses in tropical ecology and conservation, including one course in the Congo Basin of Cameroon. He is also working with conservation tech company, Conservify, in rigging trees in the Congo Basin to deploy FieldKit in the Canopy.

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Panama

Isla Coiba, Central America’s largest uninhabited island, is a unique place with many endemic and rare species of animals and plants. A penal colony for nearly a century, Coiba is a time capsule with high conservation value - a forested rock in the Pacific Ocean that offers a living example of the lush rainforests that once prevailed. Along witih National Geographic Photographers Christian Ziegler and Tim Laman, and filmmaker Ken Pelletier, our team has spent the last three years documenting and describing Coiba’s biodiversity and landscapes, raising awareness about Coiba’s unique ecosystems and history, to ensure the long term protection of this unique ecosystem.

 

florida & cuba

Peter's researched the ecology and conservation of rare and endangered orchids found deep in the flooded forests of south Florida and Cuba. Peter frequents these sites often to monitor the species he studies and better understand their natural history.