Category Archives: Tools

Documenting challenges of the Blanchisseuse fishing industry

By bgirard | Published: 28/08/2012

The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) and the University of the West Indies cooperated on a pilot project to use participatory video to help the fishers of Blanchisseuse, a small Trinidad and Tobago fishing community, document challenges of fishing in their community and share these with partners who can help them to address these problems. […]

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Social media: A guide for researchers

By bgirard | Published: 17/03/2011

We just came across this publication – it would have been useful for last month’s workshop on new mechanisms for linking research and policy… Social media is an important technological trend that has big implications for how researchers (and people in general) communicate and collaborate. Researchers have a huge amount to gain from engaging with […]

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Comunica launches Impact 2.0 iGuide

By bgirard | Published: 14/03/2011

Fundación Comunica, together with the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), has launched the Impact 2.0 iGuide: New mechanisms for linking research and policy, a guide designed to help researchers identify the right Web 2.0 tools for establishing links with policy makers, for building their online presence and credibility and for effectively communicating their research. Written […]

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