Program

The main focus of this interdisciplinary program is to study culture, economic development, biodiversity conservation (wildlife and coastal/marine), and management of natural resources such as mineral deposits, forests, grassland and mangrove forests in a developing world context. Tanzania is home to some of the most diverse and economically valuable natural resources. This program will give students first hand experience on issues related to natural resource access, control, and management, livelihood security, and economic development through an interdisciplinary lens of geology, ecology, and human-geography.

The students and faculty participating in this program represent English, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Accounting and Business, Sustainability Science, Political Science, French, Biology, Neuroscience, Health Sciences, Communication Studies and Environmental Studies.

Photo: May 2013 Tanzania participants (Heather Ayer not in the picture)