ENV 952b/EVST 285 () / 2021-2022
Political Ecology of Conservation and Restoration of Tropical Forest Landscapes
Note: this course information is for the 2021-2022 academic year, not the current academic year (2020-2021).
Credits: 4
Spring 2022: Time and location TBA
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Study of the relationship between society and the environment focusing on tropical forest conservation. Global processes of environmental conservation, development, and conflicts over natural resource use and control; approaches to conserving trees and forest cover using strategies that support biodiversity and rural agricultural livelihoods; specific focus on tropical forest landscapes dominated by agriculture and cattle ranching practices using Panama and Colombia as a case studies. The course includes a required field trip for graduate students during Spring Break in Panama at the ELTI’s focal training site.
