CTR Reports 1996-2007
CTR Director, Tom Smith, and CTR collaborators have conducted extensive studies of vertebrate and plant species in Africa over the past decades and have produced comprehensive reports for government agencies…
Projects
Developing Integrated Macroalgae and Shellfish Aquaculture in California
Pritzker Award Affiliate: Tristin McHugh, Kelp Project Director, The Nature Conservancy Impact Fellow: Ariadne Reynolds (IoES doctoral student) Faculty Advisor: Kyle Cavanaugh, Vice Director, Marine Center Project objective: Assess the policy…
Education and Outreach
Overview Our most dramatic and exciting advances in 2005 have come in the area of community outreach and education. This aspect of the project is co-designed and implemented by Ms.…
Greening without Gentrification: Learning from Parks-Related Anti-Displacement Strategies Nationwide
When large parks are built in historically marginalized urban areas, they can contribute to “green gentrification,” a process involving increases in housing prices and the influx of new, wealthier and…
High school student mentored by UCLA La Kretz Center postdocs wins state science fair
Like many high schoolers, Tai Michaels has plenty of hobbies. He runs cross country. He’s on the speech and debate team. He struggles with Spanish class at times. His favorite…
Research Across Ecuador and Beyond
Overview The Center for Tropical Research conducts cutting edge research in the Amazon and the Andes to complement our primary focus on the Chocó. In these projects, CTR combines the…
Research in the Chocó Rainforest
Our Efforts Top-level scientific research is the mainstay of our efforts in Ecuador. The breadth, depth, and quality of our science is what sets us apart from other conservation organizations.…
Sustainable tourism in Colombia: Biocultural values
“No Music Without Trees or Birds: A Spatial Analysis of Cultural Reliance and Relationships to Endemic Flora and Fauna Species in Colombia” Pritzker Award Affiliate: Alejandra Echeverri, Conservation Scientist, Stanford…
The Circular Economy: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
The circular economy has come to the foreground as a promising means through which to achieve sustainable development. Despite the wealth of literature and action plans centered around the circular…
Training
Overview CTR believes that building in-country capacity is fundamental to achieving long-term conservation results in Ecuador. In keeping with this goal, we have provided training and collaboration to a broad…
USC Sea Grant Project: Expansion of oxygen deficiency in the Santa Monica Basin?
Principal Investigators: Will Berelson (University of Southern California) and Tina Treude (University of California, Los Angeles) The ocean is warming, as is the planet, and one consequence, direct or indirect,…
Using environmental DNA to understand the impacts of marine aquaculture
Pritzker Award Affiliate: Tristin McHugh, Kelp Project Director, The Nature Conservancy Impact Fellow: Elijah Catalan, IoES Doctoral Student Faculty Advisor: Rob Eagle, Assistant Professor Project objective: The objective of this project…