Center for Integrative Conservation Research
The Center for Integrative Conservation Research (CICR) inspires new visions for conservation and environmental decision-making by putting pluralism into practice.
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Aoife Kate Pitts receives Richard Schultes Research Award
Aoife "Kate" Pitts, a PhD candidate in the ICON and Anthropology program, recently received the Richard Evans Schultes Research Award ($5,000) from the Society for Ethnobotany for her project, "Livelihoods, Knowledge, and Chagras: Ethnobotanical Change in the...
Tuheina Thakur named Moving Mountains Fellow
Tuheina Thakur, a PhD student in Integrative Conservation and Ecology program, was recently accepted into the Moving Mountains Fellowship, offered by the Mountain Sentinels Alliance. Tuheina is conducting a gender impact study in the Indian Himalayan region, focusing...
In “Under a blazing sun” Asif Sandeelo details effects of extreme heat
In a recent article in The News on Sunday (TNS), Asif Ali Sandeelo - PhD candidate in the Integrative Conservation (ICON) and Anthropology program - highlights how people in Pakistan, Sindh province, are navigating rising temperatures. Read it here.
Upcoming Events
ICON PhD Program Orientation
Thursday, August 13, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
Annual orientation for our new students, with lunch and networking to follow!
210 River Rd. 2nd Floor, Room 232
Sustainability Certificate 10th Anniversary Kickoff: Reading with Ron Balthazor
Wednesday, August 26, 4:30-6:00 PM
Celebrate 10 years of UGA's interdisciplinary Sustainability Certificate with a reading by the program's founding director, Ron Balthazor, from his new work, A Book of Seasons. Light refreshments will be served; sponsored by the Sustainability Certificate, the Office of Sustainability, and the Department of English.
Auditorium, Odum School of Ecology














