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We need more concerted efforts to save the Congo Basin
Dr. Zac Tchoundjeu wins the 2012 National Geographic/Buffet Award for his invaluable contributions toward the conservation of biodiversity in the Congo Basin.
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Rainforest Hero Leaves Brazil for Los Angeles
Article on Hilton Oyamaguchi’s talk at the G2 Gallery’s Young Environmentalists Symposium. The talk features his efforts to protect tree frogs and preserve transitional savannah between patches of dense vegetation.
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UCLA’s Dr. Thomas Smith trains students to tackle Earth-changing issues
Part Four in the Mother Nature Network series on the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.
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Connecting the Wintering and Breeding Sites of Migratory Songbirds Using New Isotopic and Genetic Methods
by Kristen Ruegg, Ph.D., Research Associate, University of California, Santa Cruz and Senior Research Fellow, Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA
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With high-tech system, Egypt hopes to avoid possible pandemic
Report on the workshop on avian influenza conducted by researchers from CTR for Egyptian researchers, veterinarians, and ecologists.
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First REDD+ Project in Cameroon announced
The Center for Tropical Research (CTR) is partnering with Global Green Carbon Corporation (GGC) on a major conservation project in Cameroon—a country in west Central Africa.
