Brazil: Amazon Resource Management and Human Ecology
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Explore natural resource management and human ecology in diverse settings across the Amazon River Basin.
Visit us on Facebook!Students consider the conflict between finite ecological resources and seemingly infinite human development demands on the Amazon River Basin
Covering an area roughly the size of Australia, this complex and delicately balanced ecosystem contains the world’s largest tropical forest, its second-longest river, and an extraordinary diversity of plant and animal life.
Belém, the program base at the mouth of the Amazon, is a principal center for Amazonian research. Participants gain firsthand insights into resource management and human ecology through excursions to rainforest villages, research laboratories, extractive industry sites, and archaeological sites.
Excursions to southern Pará, an area of extensive logging and land degradation, provide opportunities to focus on current land use strategies and struggles, including a chance to interact with members of the Landless People’s Movement.
In-country resources and program partners generally include:
- Instituto de Educação Superior da Amazôniá
- Health and Happiness Project (PSA)
- Fundação Vitória Amazônica (FVA)
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Congratulations to SIT Study Abroad alum Joshua Carrera, who was recently featured on the cover of The Nature Conservancy magazine. Joshua studied abroad on the Brazil: Amazon Resource Management and Human Ecology program in the spring of 2011, bolstering an impressive record of accomplishments.
“The program took us to the heart of natural resource management issues in the Amazon, offering us different perspectives on complex issues.” Read more about Joshua’s experience studying abroad in Brazil and how the program fit into his studies and long-term interests. |
Duration: 15 weeks
Program Base: Belem
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Prerequisites: Previous college-level coursework and/or other preparation in environmental studies, ecology, development studies, or other related fields is strongly recommended but not required. Although there is no language prerequisite, a background in Portuguese, Spanish, or another Romance language is recommended. Read more...
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