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Dr. Fatima Al-Rashid — PhD Conservation Biology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Dr. Fatima Al-Rashid is a conservation biologist and field ecologist specialising in biodiversity survey methods, environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques, and the conservation biology of arid and semi-arid ecosystems. She completed her PhD at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia in 2013, where she developed novel eDNA-based methods for monitoring elusive desert vertebrates. Dr. Al-Rashid has led field expeditions in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, and the Himalayas, documenting biodiversity in some of the world's most remote and challenging environments. She has collaborated with the IUCN Species Survival Commission, the Smithsonian Institution's Global Biodiversity Programme, and the UNDP's Biodiversity Finance Initiative. Her research has appeared in journals including Conservation Biology, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, and Biological Conservation. Field Notes was established in 2023 to document and communicate the science of biodiversity field research.
Affiliations & Collaborations: KAUST · Smithsonian Institution · IUCN · UNDP
Research focus: Field surveys, edna, camera traps, biodiversity monitoring, remote ecosystems.
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Independent science journalism on conservation field methods — species discovery, survey science, camera traps, citizen science, wildlife tracking, and remote sensing.