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UCLA Center for Tropical Research (CTR)
To conduct basic and applied biological research incorporating the latest technologies in order to document biodiversity and to understand essential biotic processes that produce and maintain tropical biodiversity worldwide. To help bridge the gap between the academic, government and non-governmental organization (NGO) communities and increase the quality of science in conservation decision-making by disseminating, as widely as possible, research results, interpretations, and potential conservation applications. To maximize the effectiveness of conservation programs by integrating research results with sustainable development/conservation policy and programs appropriate to tropical economies. To offer an international education curriculum, premised upon significant field research experience and the latest technologies targeting undergraduate and graduate-level students.
Los Angeles, CA 1% for the Planet
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The record
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, CA
- Website
- www.ioes.ucla.edu/ctr
- Focus
- Climate Energy
- Bioregion
- Southern California
- State
- California
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