Hi Nate,
Be (friendly) advised that foreign researchers in the Amazon are heavily
scrutinized by authorities (at least in Brazil).
This is mainly because of the biopiracy that has happened along the last
century when foreign researchers (usually from pharmaceutical companies)
take known or new spp to develop new medicines that will be sold back
to Brazilians at huge prices.
Brazilian authorities and possibly Peruvian ones, are very sensitive to
this issue and will search for specimens leaving the country.
Best,
Juan
On 12/31/2010 1:29 PM, Nathaniel Putnam wrote:
Dear Ecologgers,
I am writing to find suggestions about where to look for funding for
conservation and research projects in the rain forests of Peru. I am working
with a professor at Umass Amherst, Chris Kilham who teaches a course called the
Shaman's Pharmacy.
(http://www.medicinehunter.com/shamans-pharmacy-umass-course)
The course involves taking a group of about 15 students deep into the Peruvian
Amazon to study of a vast range of medicinal plants in their natural setting.
As part of the course, we are hoping to establish a conservation program with
the local shamans and herbal experts to document, catalog and preserve the
knowledge of the medicinal plants of the rain forest. We are currently looking
for any sources of grant or research funding that would be worth pursuing.
Thank you for your time and interest,
Nathaniel Putnam
Medicinal Plant Program Coordinator
UMass Amherst
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Juan P Alvez
PhD Candidate
Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources
Gund Institute for Ecological Economics
University of Vermont
802-655-9739
"Me crié pastando cabras, no bien aprendí a caminar. Desde que nací mi mamá empezó a
llevarme en su espalda y así crecí encima de ella escuchando sus coplas. Y mi padre
cantaba acompañado por la guitarra. Por eso salí cantor."
Tomas Lipan (Cantor Purmamarqueno de Jujuy)
