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What is Tropi-Dry?

TROPI-DRY is a collaborative research network sponsored by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI). TROPI-DRY's goal is to bring together researchers in conservation biology, ecology and evolution, remote sensing and geographic information systems, sociology, anthropology, policy analysis, and forestry to develop a comprehensive, “state of the art” understanding of the status of tropical dry forests (primary and secondary) in the Americas. TROPI-DRY's research focuses on Ecological Research, Advances in Remote Sensing and GIS, and Human Dimension issues, and in collaboration with local and national policy-making organizations, produces comprehensive and comparative land use/policy studies in tropical dry regions in the natural and social sciences. At present, Tropi-Dry incorporates researchers and institutions from Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, United States of America and Venezuela. Click for more »

TROPI-DRY News

Tropi-Dry Spotlighted by the National Science Foundation and Others for Protecting Thousands of Hectares of Tropical Dry Forest in Minas Gerais

From the NSF Website:

Press Release 11-078
It's Earth Week. Just In Time, Thousands of Hectares of Tropical Forest are Saved

"Scientific data from international project led to overturning Brazilian law..."

From Science Writer Thomas Hayden's Website:

From Brazil, a surprising breath of good forest news

"Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa is one of those researchers whose work is easier to describe than it is to label: he uses satellite imaging to study forests in Latin America, to see what happens when people cut them down, and to try to figure out ways to get them, once in a while, to stop. He’s also one of those sources who seem to have done something else remarkable every time you turn around..."

Training the Next Generation of Tropical Dry Forest Scientists

The TROPI-DRY Collaborative Research Network has trained over 200 graduate and undergraduate students across the Americas since 2006. Our students have taken national and international leadership roles in providing an new understanding tropical dry forests ecosystems in countries throughout the Americas. With numerous publications in prestigious journals, TROPI-DRY scholars are shaping the future of our tropical dry forests. Click for more »