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Yale Tropical Resources Institute

Dr. Lisa M. Curran, Director
Dr. Amity Doolittle, Program Director

School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
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TRI Research Fellows — Abstracts of Recent Projects

Find information about recent TRI Research Fellows in either of two ways:

  1. By world region — Browse through illustrated descriptions of fellows’ research by area within each year.
  2. Condensed tables of recent fellows (below) — Find specific fellows, topics, and areas of research in the condensed tables below, then click on a fellow’s name to read the illustrated abstract of his or her project. (Each table is in alphabetical order by fellows’ surnames.)

(For details about the TRI Research Fellows program and how to apply for support, see TRI Fellowship Grants.)

to page top 2006 TRI Fellows

TRI Fellow Project Location World Region
Arrowood, Heather Tarangire National Park Local Perceptions of Tourism and Park Management Tanzania Africa
Barnes, Erin The Uncalculated Costs of the Santo Antonia and Jirau Dams: Valuing the Madeira River Fishery Brazil South America
Benson, Catherine The Creation of Protected Areas in Madang, Papua New Guinea: Do Local Communities Participate in and Influence the Decision-Making Structure? Papua New Guinea Asia
Berendt, Scott Genetically Modified Cotton: Potential Impacts on Smallholding Cotton Farmers in Mali, West Africa Mali Africa
Botero, Tracy Biodiveristy and Butterflies in Pure and Mixed Plantations of Nine Native Tree Species at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica Costa Rica Central America
Dooley, Kerry Integrated Assessment of the Native Species Guiera senegalensis for Restoration in Ségou, Mali: an Analysis from Social and Biological Vantages Mali Africa
Frey, Brent Effects of Patch Size and Anthropogenic Disturbance on Understory Diversity in Forests of the Central Himalayan Nepal Asia
Gangopadhyay, Manisha Transition of Indigenous Knowledge: The Effects of Land-Use Changes on the Transmission of Indigenous Garo Knowledge India Asia
Gould, Rachelle Living from the Forest: NTFP Inventory and Curriculum Development in the Bhutanese Himalaya Bhutan Asia
Jensen, Laura Women, Water, and Economic Diversification in Rural Costa Rica Costa Rica Central America
Jiang, Ruoting Effects of Indoor Particular Matter Pollution from Biomass Fuels Burning Cooking and Tobacco Smoke in Six Sheyang Rural Households, Northeastern China China Asia
Leslie, James Local Institutions Engagement in Decision-Making through Participartory Monitoring and Evaluation: A Comparision of Conservation Projects in Mozambique and Peru Mozambique and Peru Africa and South America
Lewis, Jennifer Non-Timber Forest Products in Peri-Urban Amazonia: A Case Study of Açaí Management Strategies Brazil South America
Manickam, Mira Environmental NGOs, Civic Engagement, and Identity in Southern Thailand Thailand Asia
McManus, Christopher The Role of Wild Food Sources in HIV Affected Households in Rural Nkandla, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa South Africa Africa
Neville, Kate "Public vs. Private" Ideology in the Philippines: Finding Context-Appropriate Institutional Arrangements for Urban Water Provision Philippines Asia
Ocloo, Melody Liquified Petroleum Gas Substitution for Wood Fuel in the Northern Region of Ghana: Impacts on Community Forest Resource Ghana Africa
Paiz Merino, Yves Aboveground Carbon Sequestration Rate at the Biological Park Sierra San Javier, Tucuman, Argentina Argentina South America
Pickett, Elizabeth Malama Kiholo: Caring for the Land and Sea Through Community-State Partnerships, Kiholo Hawai'i Hawaii North America
Rebelo, Camille Ecotourism as a mechanism for development, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Asia
Redondo, Alvaro Assessement of the Effect of Landscape Matrix on Wildlife Conservationin the Path of the Tapir Biological Corridor, Southwest Pacific, Costa Rica Costa Rica Central America
Robertson, Laura GIS modeling of Crop Raiding by Buton Macaques in Southern Sulawesi Indonesia Asia
Roka, Krishna Armed Conflcit, Environment and Conservation in Nepal Nepal Asia
Sullivan, Colleen Conservation of the Galapagos Islands: Analysis of Strategic Alliances between the Charles Darwin Foundation and Local Institutions Ecuador South America
Whitney, Brandon The Political Ecology of Indigenous Discourse in the Ecuadorian Amazon Ecuador South America

to page top 2005 TRI Fellows

TRI Fellow Project Location World Region
Albietz, Jessica Watershed Protection for Ecosystem Services in the Makira Forest Area, Madagascar: a preliminary biophysical assessment Madagascar Africa
Bacudo, Imelda A review of options for conservation finance: the case studies of the Peruvian environmental conservation fund, PROFONANPE and the Caribbean Fund, MARFUND Peru and Guatemala South America
Bassani, Lisa U.S. Tropical Forest Conservation Act: Politics of Participation and Implications for Conservation ‘Success’ Panama Central America
Braden, Dan Physiological ecology of reforestation plantings across a rainfall gradient in Panama Panama Central America
Bulkan, Janette Tracking logs, not loggers in Guiana Shield forests: technological failures in frontier forests Guyana and Suriname South America
Craven, Dylan Variation of Understory Light Regimes of Native Tree Species Plantings along a Rainfall Gradient in Panama Panama Central America
Dave, Radhika Mangrove Forests in Baie D’Assassins, Madagascar: An Ecological Assessment and Documentation of Socioeconomic Importance to the Vezo Fishing Communities Madagascar Africa
Enuoh, Oliver The Impact of Community Development Programs (as conservation strategy), on Biodiversity Conservation, Amongst Support Zone Communities of Cross River National Park, Nigeria Nigeria Africa
Francesconi, Wendy Bird Species Composition in Living Fences: Assessment of the effectiveness of living fences to connect the fragmented landscape in Esparza, Costa Rica Costa Rica Central America
Franco, Oscar Opportunities in the Land of Conflict: Peasants, Mining and Changing Attitudes towards Conservation in Northern Peru Peru South America
Griebenow, Gonzalo Conflicts in the human-elephant border: case study in the BIA conservation area, assessing the conservation status Ghana Africa
Kramme, Linda People, Planet, Profit: Studying the approaches of one pulp and paper company toward sustainable forest management in Indonesia Indonesia Asia
Lam, Hugo Comparisons of growth and yield among five native and one exotic tree species at six sites in the western province of Chiriqui, Panama Panama Central America
Matsumoto, Ikuko Private investment and its Social Impacts in the Philippines: Case study of the San Roque Multi-Purpose Dam Project Philippines Asia
Ogorzalek, Kevin Restoring degraded ecosystems and economies in the Riverland of South Australia and in East Gippsland, Victoria South Australia and Victoria Australia
Patel, Krupa Boundary Dynamics in the Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation and Resource Area South Africa, Mozambique, and Swaziland Africa
Price, Sarah Examining the Distribution and Reproductive Ecology of Dicorynia guianensis in central Guyana: Potential for Sustainable Harvest? Guyana South America
Ramaharitra, Tendro Questioning Roads: The social landscape of the Bakili Muluzi Highway, Malawi Madagascar Africa
Schloegel, Catherine Chocolate dreams: Sustainable alternative development strategies in Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest Ecuador South America
Shenkin, Alexander The role of soil in reforestation efforts in Panama Panama Central America
Simmonds, Caroline Effect of Anthropogenic Disturbances on Rainforest Structure and Composition Malawi Africa
Taek Joo Kim Rehabilitating Abandoned Pastures in Panama: Control of the Invasive Exotic Grass, Saccharum spontaneum, through Shading Panama Central America
Welsh, Kristen Water Sustainability in a Costa Rican Biological Corridor: Assessing Social and Physical Aspects within Local Communities Costa Rica Central America
Yocom, Larissa Reforestation in the tropics: anatomy of native tree leaves across a climatic gradient Panama Central America

to page top 2004 TRI Fellows

TRI Fellow Project Source of Funds Location World Region
Ardoin, Nicole Ecoregional Education: Sense of Place and Environmentally Responsible Behavior at an Ecoregional Scale TRI Galapagos South America
Balboa, Cristina International Conservation Non-governmental Organization: The New Policymakers for Tropical Resources TRI Indonesia Asia
Bernardi, Rafael Fueling Development: Ethanol vs. Coca in the Buffer Zone of the Cordillera Azul National Park TRI Peru South America
Brenes, Alvaro Rendondo Above ground biomass and carbon sequestration estimations using allometric models in mixed and pure forest plantations TRI Costa Rica Central America
Brown, Ellen Biodiversity and the Batwa: Can Traditional Knowledge Contribute to Successful Resources Management? ICRAF Uganda Africa
Critchley, Victoria Partnerships for Conservation: Are Indigenous Interests Served by Environmental Non-governmental Organizations? TRI North Queensland Australia
Cudjoe, Dora Forest Fringe Small Scale industries: Potential for conservation and poverty alleviation TRI Ghana Africa
Cuoco, Laura Mangrove Deforestation in Ecuador: A Political Ecological Investigation of Destruction and Approaches to Alternatives TRI Ecuador South America
Galimidi, Brett Toward Information-Driven Dynamic Environmental Management: Social and Institutional Barriers TRI South Africa Africa
Goetz, Jeremy Regeneration of Dry Tropical Trees Across Edaphic and Topographic Gradients PRORENA Panama Central America
Gokhale, Carishma Alternative Livelihoods in the Mayan Forests of Southern Belize: Women's Agency and Natural Resources Use TRI Belize Central America
Gulamhussein, Sharifa Reforestation of abandoned rangelands in Hawaii: eco-physiology of the native tree Acacia koa (Gray) TRI Hawaii North America
Hung, Po-Yi Rhetoric and Images of Community-based Ecotourism TRI Taiwan Asia
Huynh, Thu Ba Forestland Privatization and Poverty Reduction: Case Studies in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam TRI Vietnam Asia
Iiyama, Yasuko Community Perspectives on Local Land and Resources Use Autonomy at the times of Transition TRI Indonesia Asia
Johnson, Andrea Participation through the Pipeline: A study of civil involvement in the Camisea Natural Gas Project TRI Peru South America
Keleman, Alder Genealogies of Globalization: NAFTA, family history, and the in situ conservation of traditional crop varieties in Mexico TRI Mexico North America
Kneas, David Stages of Conflict: Environmental Impact Assessments and relations between multinational mining corporations and local communities TRI Ecuador South America
Moran Cahusac, Cesar Analyzing a Community Based Ecotourism Project in Manu National Park, Peru TRI Peru South America
Patel, Lisa Assessing Opportunities to Increase Women's Participation in Community Forestry Initiatives of the Peten, Guatemala TRI Guatemala Central America
Phengsopha, Kaisone An Investigation of Hmong Poverty at Vientiane Province, Laos PDR TRI Laos Asia
Quiros, Angela An Evaluation of Decision, Social Process and Compliance with Regulations in Whale Shark Community-Based Ecotourism TRI Philippines Asia
Ramaharitra, Tendro Natural regeneration of patterns of rain after anthropogenic disturbance in Madagascar TRI Madagascar Africa
Reider, Rebecca Conserving Nature by Conserving Culture: Buddhist Agricultural Ecology in a Community Development Project TRI India Asia
Shames, Seth International Agricultural Cooperation in an Arid Environment TRI Morocco Africa
Soud, Amina Mangroves in Kenya TRI Kenya Africa
Welch, Aaron Conservation in Belize TRI Belize Central America

to page top 2003 TRI Fellows

TRI Fellow Project Source of Funds Location World Region
Anand, Nikhil Developing visions: Understanding alternative paradigms for the governance of natural resources TRI India Asia
Andriamihaja, Misalalatiana Global environmental governance and domestic policy-making: meeting the challenge of integrating basic human needs with the environmental envelope in Madagascar Compton/Ed Kreiser Memorial Award Madagascar Africa
Balch, Jennifer Understanding Disturbance in Venezuela's Corillera de La Costa TRI Venezuela South America
Barr, Robin Enabling small landholder evaluations on the potential of benefiting from carbon credit payment projects in Meru, Kenya ICRAF Kenya Africa
Blasco Cecilia How Governance Mechanisms Impact Water Resources and Livelihoods in the Antigua River Basin: A Case Study in Jalcomulco, Veracruz, Mexico Compton Panama Central America
Cohn, Avery Cultivating Knowledge: How Salvadorian Coffee Grower’s Cooperatives Can Become Environmental Educators   Panama Central America
Cook, Jonathan Networking Against Oil in Ecuadorian Amazon TRI Peru South America
Davidson, Sarah Community Response to International Reforms: A Case Study of Nuevo San Juan's Resistance to Privatization TRI Mexico/USA North America
Dhital, Raji Rural production and urban consumption in Biratnagar, Nepal TRI Nepal Asia
Fernandez, Margarita Urban Agriculture in Cuba: Analysis of Food Security and Social Services in Havana TRI Cuba
Jones, Libby Small mammal communities in Papua New Guinea’s rainforests: Assessing species distribution, resource use and their role in see predation and seedling recruitment TRI PNG Asia
Matambo, Susan Local Responses to International Environmental Regimes: Transnational Organizations and the Convention of Biodiversity in Zambia Compton/Ed Kreiser Memorial Award Zambia Africa
Medjibe, Vincent Distribution of Celtis spp. And Lovao trichiloides Harms in relations to micro and macro scale landscape and gradients of moisture and soil fertility Compton/Ed Kreiser Memorial Award Central African Republic Africa
Mills, Helen Assessment of top down and bottom up controls on fire regimes and vegetation abundance and distribution patterns in theChihuahuan borderlands: A hierarchical approach TRI Mexico/USA North America
Padwe, Jonathan Social Crises and Agricultural Strategies: Resilience Among Swidden Agriculturalists in Northeast Cambodia, 1971-2003 TRI Cambodia Asia
Palmer, Christian Examining changing land-use patterns and deforestation in extractive reserves in Acre, Brazil TRI Brazil South America
Ponette, Alexandra Managing the Matrix with Agroforestry: A Strategy for the Conservation of Woody Tree Species in Topical Forest Remnants, Mexico   Mexico North America
Rockwell, Fulton Patterns of Carbon Isotope Discrimination Among Site-selected and Site-generalist Tree Species in an Aseasonal Tropical Forest TRI India Asia
Shelton, Emily Market analysis and economic valuation of ecotourism certification in Ecuador TRI Peru South America
Shono, Ken Effects of sivicultural treatments on establishment, growth and survival of mahogany TRI Belize Central America
Steward, Corrina The Prospect of Soybean Cultivation in the Brazilian Amazon: Mapping the social, economic and ecological factors in southern Amazonia TRI Brazil South America
Taishi, Yusuke Cost-benefit analysis of ecotourism in Kalambatritra Special Reserve in Madagascar TRI Madagascar Africa
Vargas, Maria Teresa Compton Bolivia South America
Vizcaino, Daniela Perceptions of Participation in an NGO and Community Association: A Study of community participation in an ecotourism demonstrations project in Southern Bahia, Brazil Compton Brazil South America
Vogel, Jennifer Wild and Domestic Silk Production in the Highlands of Madagascar TRI Bhutan Africa
Woods, Kevin Cease-Fire Concession: Transnational Development along the China-Burma Border TRI China Asia
Wright, Heather Non-timber Forest Tools for Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods: An Assessment of Shipibo Community Resource Use in Parque Nacional Cordillera Azul, Peru TRI Peru South America
Young, Hillary Interdisciplinary Analysis of Resources Use in Designing Management Plans: Cordillera Azul National Park in Central Peru TRI Peru South America

to page top 2002 TRI Fellows

TRI Fellow Project Location World Region
Allison, Elizabeth Spirit Guardians of the Land? Exploring the Role of Traditional Religio-Cultural Practices in Environmental Protection Bhutan Asia
Ashley, Rebecca Bufferzone Agroforestry Uganda Africa
Carroll, Nathaniel The Capacity of Invaded Forest to Sustain Native Hawaiian Birds United States North America
Cusack, Daniela The Role of Native Species Plantations in Recovery of Understory Diversity in Degraded Pasturelands of Costa Rica Costa Rica Central America
De Silva, Naamal Social Aspects of Sea Turtle Conservation in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Asia
Dinh, Hoang Assess the success of restoration using mixed species plantation in Queensland, Australia Queensland Australia
Francis, Margaret The Future of Forests in the Eastern Brazilian Amazon: Consequences of Accidental Fire Brazil South America
Granoff, Ilmi Boat Building in Extractive Reserves — Para, Brazil Brazil South America
Karanth, Krithi Conservation in Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary: Protecting a Park's Future and Meeting People's Needs India Asia
Mendez Paiz, Boris Species choices for forest plantations with incentives in the southern lowlands of Guatemala: assessment of past trends and present scenario Guatemala Central America
Miller, Florence Carbon storage in young- and middle-aged oil palms Indonesia Asia
Mulmi, Soni Effects of Management Systems in the Availability of Dendrocalamus sps in Jhapa District, Nepal Nepal Asia
Peay, Kabir Implications of Strong Drought Events on Forest Structure in West Kalimantan, Indonesia Indonesia Asia
Petit, Bryan Silvicultural and financial values of mixed and pure plantations of native species for restoration in rural areas of the humid tropics Costa Rica Central America
Ruiz, Laura Land Use and Forest Recovery in a Human-Induced Community Forest Mexico North America
Shah, Abdalla The Value of Improvement of Water Services in Zanzibar Town Zanzibar Africa
Sprowls, Emily Marine education and children's sense of place in the San Andres archipelago Columbia South America

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