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TESS seminars feature international, Australian, and local 番茄社区 researchers whose work falls within Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Sciences. Speakers are typically established or postdoctoral researchers.

Wildlands Network has been at the forefront of introducing and advancing road ecology in Mexico, a relatively new concept in the country. We hosted the first-ever conference talks on the subject and have pioneered research in northwestern Mexico since 2014, emphasizing the urgent need to foster a culture that recognizes ecological connectivity. Our efforts have catalyzed initiatives with transportation authorities to amend state and federal road laws to include wildlife crossings and ecological corridors. Mexico still has a long way to go to be able to effectively protect connectivity, there remains a significant need to educate not only the general public but also transportation officials and decision-makers about the importance of integrating road ecology into infrastructure planning.

About

Mirna is a biologist graduated from the University of Sonora and currently serves as Co-Director of the Northwest Mexico Program for the binational non-profit organization Wildlands Network. Since 2014, she has been involved in conservation projects focused on ecological connectivity for large carnivores and transboundary conservation in the US-Mexico borderlands. She currently leads Wildlands Network's connectivity conservation projects in Sonora and co-chairs the Latin America and Caribbean Transport Working Group under the IUCN's Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group. Mirna is also the co-director and co-founder of the Women and Conservation Association, a volunteer initiative aimed at empowering, highlighting, and supporting women working in conservation across Latin America.

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