Tropical Resources Vol 34

Tropical Resources

THE BULLETIN OF THE YALE TROPICAL RESOURCES INSTITUTE

2015 Volume 34

Contents

TRI Fellows: The First Thirty Years

- Erin Beasley - Tamara Thomas - Katelyn Liesner

Caffeine and theobromine analysis of Paullinia yoco, a vine harvested by indigenous peoples of the upper Amazon

- Luke Weiss

Mercury exposure and risk among women of childbearing age in Madre de Dios, Peru

- David Gonzalez

The social roots of ecological degradation in El Nevado de Toluca natural protected area, Mexico

- Jose Pons Ballesteros

Numb to the world: Degradation desensitization and environmentally responsible behavior

- Alexandra Alhadeff

Devouring the Congo

- Gina Rae La Cerva

Plantation projects in Madagascar: approaches, objectives and reflections for fuelwood production

- Karin Bucht

Penguin politics: Human dynamics in the African penguin conservation debate

- Linda Holcombe

Are Chinese companies devastating the African environment? Exploring the role of a Chinese hydropower company in the Zambian environmental impact assessment process

- Tianjun Hou

Etic vs emic as adaptive measures to climate change: The rat as a misguided friend

- Sarah Casson

Characterizing the traditional tree-garden systems of southwest Sri Lanka

- Klaus Geiger

FIELD REPORT Resting on the smallest wings: The flight of conservation

TRI Fellows research sites represented in this issue

Brazil	Alexandra Alhadeff
D.R. Congo	Gina Rae La Cerva
Ecuador	Luke Weiss
Indonesia	Sarah Casson
Madagascar	Karin Bucht
Mexico	José Pons
Peru	David Gonzalez
Sri Lanka	Klaus Geiger
South Africa	Linda Holcombe
Zambia	Tianjun Hou

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Alexandra Alhadeff

Gina Rae La Cerva

Jose Pons Ballesteros