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Conservation Biology and Practice in Brazils Atlantic Forest ______________ Global Seminar May 2013 3-Toed Sloth unless otherwise indicated All photos (c) T Kittel Dr. Tim Kittel Faculty Director INSTAAR, CU Program Highlights

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Conservation Biology and Practice in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest

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Global Seminar May 2013

  • Dr. Tim Kittel

Faculty Director INSTAAR, CU

3-Toed Sloth

All photos (c) T Kittel unless otherwise indicated

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The Atlantic Forest Amazon Lowland Forest Pacific Andean Forest Guyanan Highland Forest

Program Highlights —

  • Learn about Brazil’s other tropical forest—the Atlantic Forest…

Guyanan Highland Forest Pacific Andean Forest Guyanan Highland Forest

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Atlantic Forest Treefrog

Program Highlights —

  • … a threatened center of high faunal and floral biodiversity

Maps (c) Conservation International

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Program Highlights —

  • Obtain hands-on experience in principles
  • f conservation biology …

The Atlantic Forest —

  • High fauna & flora endemism
  • 5-7% remaining

Greenheaded Tanager Lion-Tamarin Genus Leontopithecus

(c) Eisenberg & Redford 1999

Bromelia

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Program Highlights —

  • Obtain hands-on experience in principles of conservation

biology … The Atlantic Forest —

  • 5-7% remaining

= ‘Conservation crisis’ setting

Cattle Pasture Eucalyptus Plantation

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Host Institution —

  • IPÊ: Institute of Ecological Research
  • Brazilian environmental NGO
  • Integrated local community

conservation programs

  • Couple biological understanding

with socioeconomic context

Conservation Biology

Program Highlights —

  • … and conservation practice in human settings

Forest Bird Conservation — Trogon

photo – IPÊ

Landscape Integrity

Fragment Buffers & Corridors

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  • Integrated local community conservation programs

Program Highlights —

Payment for Ecosystem Services

Watershed Reforestation

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  • Integrated local community

conservation programs Program Highlights —

Small-scale Agroforestry

Community Development

Non-Timber Forest Products Women’s Crafts Cooperative

Juçara Palm Fruits

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  • Integrated local community

conservation programs Program Highlights —

Community Knowledge

Medicinal Plants

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Program Highlights —

  • 4 days in the Serra do Mar Biodiversity Corridor

Conservation corridor 1000 km along South Atlantic coast

Palm prop roots Lower Montane Atlantic Forest

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Program Highlights —

  • 4 days in the Serra do Mar Biodiversity Corridor

Conservation corridor 1000 km along South Atlantic coast

Sea Turtle Conservation

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Cambury Quilombo

Program Highlights — Embedded Subsistence Communities

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Lecture hall –

  • WiFi, Internet

Latin American Teaching Campus –

  • US students since 2000

IPÊ’s Facilities —

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Dormitory –

  • 4-person suites
  • Volleyball court

Lounge –

  • Cable TV
  • Piano

IPÊ’s Facilities — Dining Hall –

  • Special dietary needs –
  • e.g. Vegetarian, Gluten-free
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Rural Neighborhood —

  • Hikes
  • Bird, mammal watching
  • Reservoir access
  • Yoga retreat center
  • Organic garden

Marmoset

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Cultural Activities —

  • Capoeira Academy
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Instructional Staff — Fernando Lima, MSc

  • IPÊ Conservation Biologist
  • Jaguar Conservation
  • Bilingual
  • Brazil Conservation Biology

Field Courses —

  • US courses since 2008

photo – F.Lima, IPÊ

Tim Kittel, PhD

  • INSTAAR Research Ecologist —
  • Global Change Biology
  • Climate & Conservation
  • Field Courses —
  • Winter Ecology – since 2005
  • Brazil Conservation Biology

– since 2002

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Conservation Biology and Practice in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest

Academics –

2½ weeks: 13-30 May 2013 3 credits EBIO 4100/5100

Meets Major Requirements —

  • EBIO's 4000
  • ENVS:

–Application / Field course –Sustainable Development specialization –Natural Resources specialization –Int’l Environment & Development

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Conservation Biology and Practice in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest

Course components —

  • Field & class exercises
  • Research essays
  • Individual project – Conservation plan
  • No exams!

Tri-colored Heron Soil Analysis — Coastal Forest

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Conservation Biology and Practice in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest Eligibility Requirements —

  • Minimum class standing:

2nd Semester Sophomore

  • Minimum GPA 2.5
  • Prerequisite: EBIO 2040/equivalent

–Principles of Ecology, Physical Geography, Environmental Sciences

  • No language requirement

Graduating Senior Options —

  • Course on transcript post-graduation
  • Summer graduation – to use financial aid

Night Walk

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More Info & On-line Application— http://studyabroad.colorado.edu/?go=BrazilGS Deadline – 18 Feb 2013 Financial Aid Advising Pre-departure Orientation Conservation Biology and Practice in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest Questions? —

  • Liza Hensleigh, Program Manager

– Study Abroad, Center for Community – (303) 492-7741 – Liza.Hensleigh@colorado.edu

  • Tim Kittel, Faculty Director

– kittel@colorado.edu