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Purdue University and the Department
of Forestry have a memorandum of understanding to foster and
promote academic exchange between our institutions and the
Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center
based in Turrialba, Costa Rica. Students, researchers and
faculty members are encouraged to pursue joint projects in
natural resource management and forestry. CATIE's explicit
goal in training professionals is to protect the environment,
fight poverty and produce food and environmental services.
In the forestry department, we are exploring options to form
a joint PhD and/or Master's program with CATIE, as other
U.S.
and European universities have done. See links to the other
universities at the bottom of this page: http://www.catie.ac.cr/education/doctorado.htm
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| Catie Home Page (available in English or Spanish) |
Overview of their Research Topics
Some examples of projects in common with PU Forestry include:
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Micropropagation to assist
the improvement and conservation of forest species (Click
on P106) |
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Genetic Diversity of Tropical
Trees for Conservation and Sustainable Development
(Click on P111) |
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Tree Seed Bank |
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Germoplasm
Collections |
| Example of research projects at CATIE |
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Distribution of genetic diversity
in tree species from the neotropics based on DNA fingerprinting assays.
CATIE is home to a graduate school and training program, research headquarters and an outreach center focused on coffee. |
CATIE's medium term agenda for resarch and education is outlined
in the document below
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Making Rural Development Work for
The Poor |
Other Tropical Options via Purdue |
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School Furniture for Developing
Countries |
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International Studies
in Agriculture |
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Study Abroad at Purdue University |
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Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) |
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The
OTS faculty contact at PU in ecology
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