CILWA
Current Initiatives
CURRENT PROJECT: Western Amazonia
CILWA’s current project aims to support and assist the nations of Western Amazonia in meeting grassroots conservation and development objectives through applied research and institutional support that will produce measurable short and long-term impacts at the community level.The resulting conservation effort seeks to integrate protection and sustainable management of biodiversity with local governance and community based decision making.
- Student Research Opportunities
- Conservation and Development
CURRENT PROJECT - Environmental Information System for Latin America and the Caribbean (EISLAC)
Currently under development, the Environmental Information System for Latin America and the Caribbean (EISLAC) is an online resource for teaching and research about environmental issues in Latin America. CILWA will manage this Internet-based information system distributing spatial and qualitative data. Serving as an important source of information about contemporary environmental issues, EISLAC will enhance the University of Texas at Austin's position in the field of Latin American studies.
With a user-friendly design, EISLAC will manage and deliver documents, tables, and spatial information using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Web-based servers. Although working with spatial information typically requires sophisticated training, EISLAC will enable the general public to obtain and query such data with ease. This innovative approach to information delivery also makes EISLAC a working model of how GIS can be applied for teaching and research purposes. Moreover, the availability of unique information makes EISLAC a valuable resource on environmental issues in Latin America.