ECOSTUDIES INSTITUTE

ECOSTUDIES INSTITUTE ECOSTUDIES INSTITUTE IS DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION OF NATIVE SPECIES AND THEIR ECOSYSTEMS. OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FACES COMPLEX AND DYNAMIC THREATS WHICH WE ADDRESS WITH EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS, CONSERVATION RESEARCH AND STRATEGIC, SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT TO CREATE EXCEPTIONAL AND LASTING IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE SPECIES AND HABITATS WE SUPPORT. BECAUSE ECOLOGICAL CONSERVATION IS VITALLY LINKED TO COMMUNITY, WE WORK TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE BY REMOVING BARRIERS TO ENGAGEMENT AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. IN PARTICULAR, WE RECOGNIZE THE INEXTRICABLE CONNECTION BETWEEN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND THEIR ANCESTRAL LANDS AND SEEK TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT THAT RELATIONSHIP.