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Yale Tropical Resources Institute

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

School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
210 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
U.S.A.

phone 203.432.3660
fax 203.436.4404

www.yale.edu/tri

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MISSION

The Mission of the Tropical Resources Institute is to provide a forum to support and connect the initiatives of the Yale community in developing applied research, partnerships, and programs in the tropics. We support projects that aim to develop practical solutions to issues relating to conservation and management of tropical resources.

VISION

The problems surrounding the management of tropical resources are rapidly increasing in complexity, while demands on those resources are expanding exponentially. Emerging structures of global environmental governance and local conflicts over land use and environmental conservation require new strategies and leaders able to function across diversity of disciplines and sectors, and at local and global scales. The Tropical Resources Institute aims to build linkages across natural and social sciences and among government agencies, academia, and practitioners, enabling the formation of successful partnerships and collaborations among researchers, activists, and governments. The Tropical Resources Institute seeks to train students to be leaders in this new era, leveraging resources, knowledge, and expertise among governments, scientists, NGOs, and communities to provide the information and tools this new generation will require to equitably address the challenges ahead.

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Randomly changing photos on this page, ©Michael J. Doolittle/The Image Works:

  1. 1996: Malaysian Rainforest. Buttress Roots. Poring Hot Springs, Part of Kinabalu National Park in Sabah, Malaysia.
  2. 1996: Malaysian Rainforest. Fan Palm leaves at Poring Hot Springs, part of Kinabalu National Park in Sabah, Malaysia.
  3. 1994: Malaysian Rainforest. Lambir Hills Park in Sarawak, Malaysia. Rainforest canopy at sunrise, seen from rainforest canopy walkway.

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