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Oil And Gas Projects In The Western Amazon: Threats To Wilderness, Biodiversity, And Indigenous Peoples, Matt Finer, Clinton N. Jenkins, Stuart L. Pimm, Brian Keane, Carl Ross Aug 2008

Oil And Gas Projects In The Western Amazon: Threats To Wilderness, Biodiversity, And Indigenous Peoples, Matt Finer, Clinton N. Jenkins, Stuart L. Pimm, Brian Keane, Carl Ross

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

The western Amazon is the most biologically rich part of the Amazon basin and is home to a great diversity of indigenous ethnic groups, including some of the worlds last uncontacted peoples living in voluntary isolation. Unlike the eastern Brazilian Amazon, it is still a largely intact ecosystem. Underlying this landscape are large reserves of oil and gas, many yet untapped. The growing global demand is leading to unprecedented exploration and development in the region. Without improved policies, the increasing scope and magnitude of planned extraction means that environmental and social impacts are likely to intensify. We review the most …


President's Report, 8/12/2008, David Schmidly Aug 2008

President's Report, 8/12/2008, David Schmidly

President Schmidly's Administration

No abstract provided.


Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs And Behaviors Related To Health Among The Indigenous Peoples In Ecuador And The Potential Application Of Telehealth, Ming-Jai Liu, Erika Mendoza, Kevin Henry, Dale Alverson Jul 2008

Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs And Behaviors Related To Health Among The Indigenous Peoples In Ecuador And The Potential Application Of Telehealth, Ming-Jai Liu, Erika Mendoza, Kevin Henry, Dale Alverson

Undergraduate Medical Student Research

There is much concern of health effects related to gas drilling in the provinces of Ecuador. Recent research has shown a possible correlation between oil drilling and a multitude of health problems (1). Cancer rates in particular may be elevated in populations exposed to the drilling pollutants; while intriguing, this research remains inconclusive in large partly because of difficulties in diagnosing cancer among other health problems in rural populations, but also due to local peoples perception of exposure. It has been determined that previous explorations between petroleum and cancer had not been approached directly in terms of taking indigenous peoples …


President's Weekly Perspective, 2008_07_28, David Schmidly Jul 2008

President's Weekly Perspective, 2008_07_28, David Schmidly

President Schmidly's Administration

No abstract provided.


Regional Presidents Launch A Renamed, Resized Plan Puebla Panama; It Is Proyecto Mesoamericana Now, Ladb Staff Jul 2008

Regional Presidents Launch A Renamed, Resized Plan Puebla Panama; It Is Proyecto Mesoamericana Now, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews Jul 2008

Book Reviews

New Mexico Historical Review

No abstract provided.


Issue No. 76: July 2008, Historical Society Of New Mexico Jul 2008

Issue No. 76: July 2008, Historical Society Of New Mexico

La Crónica de Nuevo México

1 Miera y Pacheco and the Gila Apaches
3 2008 Historical Society of New Mexico Awards
3 The Office of the State Historian Is Looking for Descendants of WPA Writers
4 New Mexico Heritage Preservation Awards
5 In Memoriam
5 Old Spanish Trail Exhibit Celebrates Trade Route between Santa Fe and Los Angeles
6 New Mexico State Quarter
6 Call for Papers, 2009 New Mexico History Conference
6 New Books for Your New Mexico History Bookshelves


2008-06-26 Unm News Minute, University Of New Mexico Communication And Marketing Department Jun 2008

2008-06-26 Unm News Minute, University Of New Mexico Communication And Marketing Department

UNM News Minute 2008

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Contract And Grant Awards Fiscal Year 2008, Office Of The Vice President For Research Jun 2008

Contract And Grant Awards Fiscal Year 2008, Office Of The Vice President For Research

Office of the Vice President for Research

I invite you to read this report Contract & Grant Awards, fiscal year 2008, which lists contract and grant UC&GV awards received by the University of New Mexico (UNM) during the period from July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 (FY08). These awards represent new funds that were acquired during FY08 by the main campus, branch campuses, education centers, and the Health Sciences Center (HSC). The HSC includes the School of Medicine, the College of Nursing, and the College of Pharmacy. The awards received for FY08 total $303.4M, of which $169.3M is attributed to the main campus and $134.1M to …


Health And Gender Studies: The Advantages Of An Anthropological, Feminist Approach, M.L. Esteban May 2008

Health And Gender Studies: The Advantages Of An Anthropological, Feminist Approach, M.L. Esteban

English

Objectives: The objective of this article is to show the advantages of an anthropological, feminist viewpoint in studying health/illness/health care processes, whether exclusively related to gender relations or not.


Faculty Senate Honorary Degrees, 1924-2008, Vol 41, P 483-489, Unm Faculty Senate May 2008

Faculty Senate Honorary Degrees, 1924-2008, Vol 41, P 483-489, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Documents

No abstract provided.


Faculty Senate Senate Membership, 2008-2009, Vol 41, P 650, Unm Faculty Senate May 2008

Faculty Senate Senate Membership, 2008-2009, Vol 41, P 650, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Documents

No abstract provided.


Faculty Senate Voting Faculty, Academic Year 2007-2008, Vol 41, P 614-648, Unm Faculty Senate May 2008

Faculty Senate Voting Faculty, Academic Year 2007-2008, Vol 41, P 614-648, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Documents

No abstract provided.


Cultural Advantage For Cities: An Alternative For Developing Countries, Florentin Smarandache, Victor Christianto May 2008

Cultural Advantage For Cities: An Alternative For Developing Countries, Florentin Smarandache, Victor Christianto

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Dawn Of Nations Today, May 2008, University Of New Mexico May 2008

Dawn Of Nations Today, May 2008, University Of New Mexico

Dawn of Nations Today

Dawn of Nations Today, May 2008


The Social Sciences And Health In Venezuela, Pedro Castellanos Apr 2008

The Social Sciences And Health In Venezuela, Pedro Castellanos

English

No abstract provided.


Programs, Actors, And Social Practices. Encounters And Clashes Between Anthropology And Health Policies, M Grimberg Apr 2008

Programs, Actors, And Social Practices. Encounters And Clashes Between Anthropology And Health Policies, M Grimberg

English

No abstract provided.


Health, Ecology, And Politics, Jc Escudero Apr 2008

Health, Ecology, And Politics, Jc Escudero

English

No abstract provided.


Intercultural Medicine In Rural Hospitals In Latin America, R Campos Apr 2008

Intercultural Medicine In Rural Hospitals In Latin America, R Campos

English

No abstract provided.


Public Health: State Sector, Applied Science, Or Ideology Of The Possible. In: The Crisis Of Public Health: Reflections On The Debate, Eduardo Menéndez Apr 2008

Public Health: State Sector, Applied Science, Or Ideology Of The Possible. In: The Crisis Of Public Health: Reflections On The Debate, Eduardo Menéndez

English

No abstract provided.


Medical Anthropology. Orientations, Inequalities, And Transactions, Eduardo L. Menéndez Apr 2008

Medical Anthropology. Orientations, Inequalities, And Transactions, Eduardo L. Menéndez

English

No abstract provided.


President's Report, 4/30/2008, David Schmidly Apr 2008

President's Report, 4/30/2008, David Schmidly

President Schmidly's Administration

No abstract provided.


Anthropology In Health Services: Integration, Culture, And Communication, Fa De Oliveira Apr 2008

Anthropology In Health Services: Integration, Culture, And Communication, Fa De Oliveira

English

No abstract provided.


Health, Development And Equity In An Intercultural Context, Burgos J. Ibacache Apr 2008

Health, Development And Equity In An Intercultural Context, Burgos J. Ibacache

English

No abstract provided.


Health, Ecology, And Politics, Jc Escudero, Jc Escudero Apr 2008

Health, Ecology, And Politics, Jc Escudero, Jc Escudero

English

No abstract provided.


Health, Development And Equity In An Intercultural Context, Burgos J. Ibacache Apr 2008

Health, Development And Equity In An Intercultural Context, Burgos J. Ibacache

English

No abstract provided.


Tendencies And Perspectives Of Social Sciences In Health In Latin America, Everardo D. Nunes Apr 2008

Tendencies And Perspectives Of Social Sciences In Health In Latin America, Everardo D. Nunes

English

No abstract provided.


Faculty Senate Summarized Minutes, 4/22/2008, Unm Faculty Senate Apr 2008

Faculty Senate Summarized Minutes, 4/22/2008, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 1920 - 2013

No abstract provided.


Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 04/22/2008, Vol 41, P 475-482, Unm Faculty Senate Apr 2008

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 04/22/2008, Vol 41, P 475-482, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 1920 - 2013

No abstract provided.


President's Weekly Perspective, 2008_04_14, David Schmidly Apr 2008

President's Weekly Perspective, 2008_04_14, David Schmidly

President Schmidly's Administration

No abstract provided.