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CALS AWARE presentation 'Conservation Agri-Culture: Integrating bird conservation with socio-ecological needs in Q’eqchi’ Maya agroecosystems in the highlands of Guatemala'

Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 10:00am to 11:00am

Bradfield Hall, G04 Bradfield Hall

Gemara Gifford is a Master’s student in Natural Resources and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Conservation Science Program under the direction of Dr. Amanda Rodewald.  Her research takes place in the Guatemalan Highlands, a landscape with diverse agroecosystems and cloud forests that support indigenous Q’eqchi’ Maya communities, as well as an impressive amount of bird biodiversity. Her research aims to identify the trade-offs between bird conservation and the ability of different agricultural systems (traditional and non-traditional, monocultures vs. polycultures) to provide important provisioning services, like foods and fibers, to local communities. Specifically, she aims to identify practices that optimize bird conservation and the ability of local communities to meet their nutritional and economic needs. Working with Dr. Miguel Gomez in Applied Economics and Management, this project will also consider food value-chains and economic viability of different agricultural practices. Gem is a Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium Scholar, and a first-generation student.

Through the AWARE discussion session, she will present her idea, in the hope that valuable feedback from peers and experts in the area of interest, especially regarding the gender dimension of this research, which will help contribute to her upcoming summer field season in Guatemala.

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Presentation

Departments

Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, International Programs

Website

http://ip.cals.cornell.edu/AWARE/

Contact E-Mail

aware@cornell.edu

Contact Name

Kathryn Coldren

Contact Phone

255-1275

Speaker

Gemara Gifford

Speaker Affiliation

Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management

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