| dc.description.abstract | The biocultural conservation and research initiative of Omora Ethnobotanical Park and the
UNESCO Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve was born in a remote part of South America and has rapidly
expanded to attain regional, national, and international relevance. The park and the biosphere reserve, led
by Ricardo Rozzi and his team, have made significant progress in demonstrating the way academic research
supports local cultures, social processes, decision making, and conservation. It is a dynamic hive of
investigators, artists, writers, students, volunteers, and friends, all exploring ways to better integrate
academia and society. The initiative involves an informal consortium of institutions and organizations; in
Chile, these include the University of Magallanes, the Omora Foundation, and the Institute of Ecology and
Biodiversity, and in the United States, the University of North Texas, the Omora Sub-Antarctic Research
Alliance, and the Center for Environmental Philosophy at the University of North Texas. The consortium
intends to function as a hub through which other institutions and organizations can be involved in research,
education, and biocultural conservation. The park constitutes one of three long-term socio-ecological
research sites in Chile of the Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity. | |
