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GMF Winter Lecture Series
March 22, 2025

GMF Winter Lecture Series

Winter Lecture Series -Conservation and Restoration of The Venezuelan Andean Cloud Forests. Carlos García Núñez is a professor at the Institute of Environmental and Ecological Sciences at the University of Los Andes in Merida, Venezuela. Visiting Scholar at Trinity College Center of Urban and Global Studies.

Dr. Garcia Nunez earned his PhD in Tropical Ecology from the University of Los Andes. He has an extensive record of teaching, research, and fellowships, including serving as a visiting scholar at Harvard University, Universidad de Alicante in Spain, and Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

His focus as a scientist is on understanding the structure and functioning of tropical terrestrial ecosystems and the requirements for their conservation and restoration. His research provides essential guidance for sustainable development and reforestation programs, while considering the impacts of global changes in land use and climate change. Lecture from 4 pm to 5:30 pm.

The D.M. Hunt Library, 63 Main Street, Falls Village, Connecticut

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