The Center for Tropical Ecology and Conservation

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The Center for Tropical Ecology and Conservation

• C T E C

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CTEC Mission

• Promoting education and research in tropical
  biology, conservation and the sustainable use of
  tropical ecosystems

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CTEC Objectives
Preparing tomorrows tropical conservation leaders
Finding creative, long-term solutions to the
rapid loss of Biodiversity in the tropics
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CTECThree pillars
Student support
Research
Education
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CTECResearch
Urgently needed in todays threatened tropical
species ecosystems
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CTECEducation

• Student meetings
• Field trips
• Public talks
• Annual symposia
• Training workshops

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CTECStudent Support
www.CenterForTropicalEcology.org
Our website resources

• Provides information on
• Project funding opportunities
• Practica internships
• Jobs Announcements
• CTEC also offers
• Workshops Training
• Student scholarships
• Equipment
• Tropical library

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CTEC in the Tropics

• Based in New England, USA, CTEC students and
  faculty work in Hawaii, Honduras, Costa Rica,
  Cameroon, Gabon, Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe,
  Madagascar, India, Malaysia Papua among other
  locations.

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CTEC links New England the Tropics
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CTEC is a Conservation Network
Auroville
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Contact CTEC
Talk to
At
www.CenterForTropicalEcology.org
The Center for Tropical Ecology
Conservation Antioch New England Graduate
School Department of Environmental Studies 40
Avon Street Keene, New Hampshire
03431-3552 Telephone [phone] Ext.
348 ctec_at_antiochne.edu
Thank you.
From left to right David Meek Research
Assistant Beth Kaplin Co-Director Rebecca
Rodomsky Information Coordinator Peter
Palmiotto Co-Director Lara Davis Education
Coordinator Tharcisse Ukizintambara Managing
Director
Photos, posters map provided by CTEC, WCS, ANE
Graphic Maps World Atlas. Music from
Amandine of Gabon. The slide show created by
Tharcisse Ukizintambara