RAMPS NEWSLETTER - Spring 2021 Edition
New project in U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
Characterizing socio-ecological change in a biodiversity hotspot. Project led by Dr. Daniel Winkler. More information below.
Does seed source matter?
RestoreNet adds seed provenance question to investigate effects of seed source on restoration outcomes. More information below.
New project defining dust risk on the Navajo Nation
RAMPS is working with tribal agency and community partners to reduce hazards caused by dust and improve land-use planning. More information below. Release Date:
A Program of the Southwest Biological Science Center & Ecosystems Mission Area
Hello RAMPS Community,
Spring has sprung! Our efforts over the winter to find new funding for projects are proving to be fruitful; we have three new projects on the horizon. These projects demonstrate the importance of diverse science to support land management. The projects span interdisciplinary socioecological research to u
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In a statement, UP Baguio said graduates of the program will be grounded in theories and frameworks which will enable them to teach, conduct, and publish research or implement programs on indigenous issues.
It noted that the PhD in Indigenous Studies program “seeks to valorize indigenous epistemologies or ways of knowing that have been neglected and marginalized by hegemonic scientific epistemologies.”
“It is also projected to contribute to the efforts in Indigenous Peoples’ education,” it said.
The program, which has three years full-time and four years part-time study plans, is designed to employ interdisciplinary perspectives in engaging with historical and contemporary issues confronting IP in the Philippines and elsewhere.
MOSCOW â A University of Idaho, Boise State University and Idaho State University study published in Restoration Ecology demonstrates how genomic data could be used in conservation efforts, specifically translocation, or the moving of plants and animals from one location to another. Translocation is a key component of many conservation plans.
Genome sequencing allows scientists to read the information encoded across all the DNA in a plant or animal. Because DNA is the foundation for variation within all species of life, biologists are excited about the potential for genome sequencing to inform conservation action for threatened species.
Genome sequencing could enable scientists to identify varieties of threatened species likely to thrive in particular environments. This information could help establish new populations of plants and animals by matching locally adapted varieties with particular sites where they are likely to succeed.
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