October COLOQUIO

Event Start Date: October 13, 2023 4:00 PM
Event End Date: October 13, 2023 5:00 PM

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COLOQUIO
October 13 | 4:00 pm 
Grinter 376

COLOQUIO speaker: Karen Kainer

Talk title: Research agendas and collaborative management of tropical forests in Latin America

About Dr. Kainer:

Dr. Kainer has a joint appointment with the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences and the Center for Latin American Studies; she is also a core faculty member of its Tropical Conservation and Development Program.

Dr. Kainer initiated her work in Latin America as a forest extensionist with the U.S. Peace Corps in Paraguay. Most of her research has been conducted in Western Amazonia, concentrating on studies in the Brazilian state of Acre, with some recent research and capacity building efforts in Mexico. Her research focuses on advancement and application of the ecological sciences to support conservation of neotropical ecosystems through sustainable use, focusing on applications for community-based forest management systems.