Institution Affiliates - CTEC - Center for Tropical Ecology and Conservation - Antioch University New England

Institution Affiliates

Auroville Bio Resource Centre
in Pitchandikulam Forest, India is an environmental education facility for the local community with a focus on the teaching of conservation, identification and use of indigenous medicinal plants. For more information about practica and research opportunities, contact Heidi Watts.

Health In Harmony
supports an innovative program in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, that partners with local communities to integrate high quality, affordable health care with strategies to protect the threatened rain forest.

The Monteverde Institute, Costa Rica
Education for a sustainable future. The Monteverde Institute hosts the Antioch University New England field study trip in Costa Rica and supports students looking for research and practica opportunities in Central America. For more information, contact Beth Kaplin.

New England Primate Sanctuary
is dedicated to the lifelong care of captive primates that are castoff from entertainment and research, or can no longer be kept as pets. Sanctuary is their permanent refuge for safe, more natural lives.

The Nyungwe Forest
in Rwanda is a high-altititude montane forest. It is the primary research site of Dr. Beth Kaplin and serves as a location for research and practica in African conservation. For more information, contact Beth Kaplin.

The Papua Resource Center
offers student opportunities for research and practica in tropical ecology, conservation and advocacy in Papua. Contact Abigail Abrash, Antioch faculty, for more information.