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Earth Institute Center for Environmental Sustainability
The Earth Institute Center for Environmental Sustainability, formerly known as the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC), consists of two institutions located at Columbia University. The first is an Earth Institute which started as the first Earth Institute in 1995.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Earth Institute Center for Environmental Sustainability (EICES, pronounced ), formerly known as the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC), consists of two institutions located at Columbia University. The first is an Earth Institute which started as the first Earth Institute in 1995. The second is the Secretariat of the Consortium for Environmental Research and Conservation, established in cooperation with The Earth Institute, the American Museum of Natural History, the New York Botanical Garden, the Wildlife Conservation Society and EcoHealth Alliance on biodiversity conservation.2
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EICES facilitates the development of research programs among its consortium members: the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), Columbia University, the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and EcoHealth Alliance. Some activities are consortium-wide, representing all the institutions. Others involve only two or three consortium partners. Collectively, the consortium's research is global, with programs in over 60 countries.
Throughout EICES's 18-year history, consortium researchers, volunteers, interns, students, faculty and staff have been involved in:
Finding new species of plants and animals in biodiversity hotspots
Mapping the movement of wildlife and zoonotic diseases that pass from animals to humans
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Studying the evolution of primate behavior
Examining how forests respond to disturbance
Studying ecosystem processes and services like carbon storage by tropical trees and grasslands
Understanding how to develop participatory conservation programs
Working on the restoration of damaged habitats
Exploring models for sustainable development through a balance of good economics, governance, and conservation
In addition to research activities and projects, EICES' adjunct faculty and research scientists teach science courses in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology (E3B), as well as in the EICES's Summer Ecosystem Experience for Undergraduates Program (SEE-U) and Certificate Program in Conservation and Environmental Sustainability. Instructors are faculty and staff at consortium institutions. The consortium often provides research opportunities for Columbia's undergraduate, master's and Ph.D. students, especially those in E3B.
From Wikipedia’s article on Earth Institute Center for Environmental Sustainability, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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