Andes to Amazon: Biodiversity, conservation, and sustainability in Peru

Program Directors: Ursula Valdez and Tim Billo

Dates: August 28 – September 20

Credits: 5 graded credits from BIOL 493 and ENVIR 496

Topics include

• Natural history and research techniques for birds, mammals, and other vertebrates as well as invertebrates and plants
• Ecology and conservation of Andean grasslands and cloud forest of Manu Biosphere Reserve
• Ecology and conservation of Amazon rainforest in Manu National Park
• Traditional agriculture and resource use by rural communities
• Historical relationships of the Incas and the environment, and present-day tourism impact on Machupicchu ecosystems

For more information, come to the first information session on January 31, from 2:30-3:30PM at the PoE Commons (Wallace Hall), or check out the UW study abroad site page here.