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Carnegie Institution of Washington Department of Global Ecology
Grants to Carnegie Institution of Washington Department of Global Ecology
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$2,800,000Active Strategy
2011 (Duration 2 years, 6 months)
Conservation & Sustainable Development
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Carnegie Institution is an organization for scientific discovery that conducts basic research on the interactions among the earth's, land, atmosphere, and ocean ecosystems. The goal of this grant is to map and monitor watersheds in the Tropical Andes using high-resolution remote measurement and modeling methods in support of conservation investments and outcome assessments.
The MacArthur Foundation awarded Carnegie Institution of Washington Department of Global Ecology $2,800,000 between 2010 and 2013.
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June 3, 2008 - Press release
Carnegie Institution for Science Receives Grant for Rainforest Monitoring
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