About the Center
The Yale Center for Biodiversity Conservation & Science (CBCS) was founded in 2002 to advance research and education in the biodiversity conservation sciences and assist world efforts to integrate scientific knowledge into conservation policies and programs.
Faculty in the CBCS conduct natural and social science research that guides policy development processes. They develop programs that educate the next generation of scientists and leaders, and they build forums through which academic and professional experts share the most recent knowledge and expertise.
Research and education activities of the CBCS are performed on five continents and focus on the disciplines of Ecology, Conservation Biology, Environmental Policy, Environmental Economics, Social Ecology, and Environmental Anthropology. Activities are supported by a network of university laboratories, 11,000 acres of university research forests, the Yale University Library, and many international governmental and non-governmental partner organizations.
Through its activities, the Center for Biodiversity Conservation and Science at Yale is helping the world develop the knowledge and expertise to better understand and conserve world biodiversity.
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Machu Pichu Historical Sanctuary and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru. Conservationists struggle to preserve the cultural and ecological integrity of a cloud montane forest and paramo ecosystem amid increasing ecotourism.
