1996 Funded Grant Projects

Dr. Colin A. Chapman, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
"The Role of Animals in the Restoration of Abandoned African Croplands"

Dr. Vicki Friesen, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
"Development of a Versatile, Accurate, Rapid, and Inexpensive Genetic Tool to Aid in the Conservation of Biodiversity and Monitoring of Environmental Quality"

James W. Henderson, Oregon City, Oregon
"A New Technology to Preserve Native American Rock Paintings"

Dr. Patricia Majluf, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, and Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
"An Assessment of Competition Between Marine Wildlife and Fisheries in Southern Peru"

Dr. John Meister, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro, New Mexico
"The Use of Tree Lignin, a By-Product of Paper Manufacturing, in the Production of Tires"

Jennifer L. O'Hara, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, Connecticut
"Balancing the Need for Conservation and Development of Tropical Forests: Developing a Model Approach for Sustainable Harvest of Non-Timber Forest Products"

Brian Oldreive, Hinton Estates, Bindura Zimbabwe
"Promoting Balance Through Conservation Tillage in Poor Smallholder Areas in Zimbabwe"

Dr. Kenneth J. Schlather, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
"A 'New' Approach to Overcoming Phosphorus Deficiency in the Humid Tropics by Applying the Principles of Phosphorus Cycling in Forests to Agriculture"

Carlos Zorrilla, Green Corps, Otavalo, Imbabura, Ecuador
"Community-Based Conservation in Northwest Ecuador"