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The
University of Idaho (UI) in collaboration with the Tropical
Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE),
in Costa
Rica has established an interdisciplinary, multi-institution
graduate research and education program in conservation biology
and sustainability of agricultural and forest systems funded
by the National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education
and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program. This effort recognizes
the urgent need for better disciplinary integration to achieve
biodiversity conservation and sustainable production in anthropogenically
fragmented landscapes.
Doctoral
students work in interdisciplinary teams conducting studies
in distinct geographic regions in Northern Idaho and
Costa Rica. They conduct research in four major
research areas:
- Conservation
Biology and Ecological Genetics
- Agricultural
and Forest Ecology, and Agroforestry
- Soil
and Watershed Sciences
- Sociology
and Environmental Economics
This unique
graduate education program provides students:
- Broad-based
interdisciplinary education
- International
perspective
- Broad
geographic and ecological exposure
- Participation
in integrated interdisciplinary research teams
- Cross-cultural
experience
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