Tobias KuemmerleTwo open #PhD positions on #wildlife #ecology and #conservation in the South American #Chaco and #Chiquitania. Joins us in the Conservation Biogeography Lab (http://hu.berlin/biogeo) at HU Berlin, Germany to understand how land-use change impacts on biodiversity! @jobsecoevo #Job Please boost and distribute!
We find strong evidence for a ‘flagship ecoregion’ effect: most intl. conservation funds flow to #Amazonia – and other regions are neglected despite high levels of threat such as #Chaco #Cerrado #Caatinga or #Chiquitania
You will work closely with local institutions and conservation NGOs to carry out conservation prioritization in the Gran #Chaco and #Chiquitania – two global hotspots of #deforestation and #defaunation. Contact us if you have questions!
Two open #PhD positions on #wildlife #ecology and #conservation in the South American #Chaco and #Chiquitania. Joins us @BiogeoBerlin @HumboldtUni in Berlin, Germany to understand how land use change impacts on biodiversity! #Job Please RT and distribute widely!
It cannot be emphasized enough: we urgently need to make major progress in stopping and reversing the biodiversity crisis. #COP15 is kicking off today - we need ambitious goals and commitment towards implementing them.
Below pictures from the #Chiquitania dry forest in Bolivia, a global hotspot of #deforestation and #defaunation