News Update September 2023 |
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
On September 15th, Costa Ricans celebrate Independence Day and commemorate their nation’s journey to freedom with traditional food, parades, fireworks, and the much anticipated torch relay, where a torch is carried from Guatemala to Costa Rica symbolizing the spread of independence across Central America. This year CATIE Director General, Muhammad Ibrahim, received the Torch on behalf of the city of Turrialba to initiate the festivities! Additionally, in this month's news updates you can...
- read the Tropics Foundation interview with Indira Ortiz 15', our first Alumni Spotlight
- check out some of CATIE's newest scientific publications including good administrative and farm-level practices to support sustainable livestock systems in Amazonia, and
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meet the Tropics Foundation's new intern, Mireya Rodriguez.
As always, thank you for your support and please reach out to learn more about these initiatives.
Katie Modic
Development Director
The Tropics Foundation
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Education Update - TTF Launches CATIE Journeys |
(photo credit - I. Ortiz) |
The Tropics Foundation Launches CATIE Journeys, an Alumni Spotlight Series That Brings Readers Around the World to Meet CATIE Alum |
Indira Ortiz '15 has traveled the world building resilient agriculture systems throughout the Americas as a professional sustainable farm manager. In 2015, her research in El Carrizal, Honduras, where she worked alongside pepper farmers to improve varieties, led her to double down on her belief that biodiversity is key for resilience in every ecological-productive system. |
Research Updates - CATIE's Recent Publications |
Cacao Update - Outcomes of the LAC Cacao Forum |
CATIE Co-hosted the Latin American and Caribbean Cacao Forum in San Jose, Costa Rica in Early September |
In early September, CATIE, the Korea-Latin America Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (KoLFACI), and the Cocoa Committee of Central America and the Dominican Republic (SICACAO). co-hosted the Latin American and Caribbean Cacao Forum with a goal of promoting profitable and sustainable cacao production regionally. |
Coffee Update - International Recognition |
AOAC International Magazine Recognizes Scientific Excellence in Coffee Publications by CATIE Researcher William Solano |
Research on coffee supported by CATIE was featured in two articles recognized for scientific excellence by AOAC International, a journal distinguished for being part of the Oxford University Press catalog of scientific publications on chemical, molecular, and microbiological analysis topics. |
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A new survey unveils insights into modality for CATIE's Graduate School |
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CATIE provides technical support to the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock |
| CATIE develops a new mobile app to facilitate forest seed bank management |
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| The Tropics Foundation is excited to welcome a new Intern, Mireya Rodriguez, to the team! |
On October 1, our new Social Media and Digital Communications intern, Mireya Rodriguez, will join the team. Mireya is currently a graduate student at CATIE studying Economics, Development, and Climate Change. She has a background in animal management and conservation of marine and forest ecosystems. We are delighted to welcome her to the team! |
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Atlanta, GA
(641) 629'0868
tropicsfoundation.org
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| About The Tropics Foundation
The Tropics Foundation stimulates and promotes inclusive sustainable development and conservation in the American Tropics by providing resources and opportunities to support higher education, research, and outreach |
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