Emilia Patrícia Medici is a Brazilian
conservation biologist
Conservation biology is the study of the conservation of nature and of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions. It is an int ...
who focuses on
tapirs. She is the founder of the Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative. She has published peer-reviewed research on animal movements in the
Anthropocene with conservation colleagues, and found that animals move less in human-influenced habitats. Her
TED
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Economics and finance
* TED spread between U.S. Treasuries and Eurodollar
Education
* ''Türk Eğitim Derneği'', the Turkish Education Association
** TED Ankara College Foundation Schools, Turkey
** Transvaal Education Depa ...
Talk on tapir conservation has been viewed over 1,400,000 times.
Life
Medici's work has included promoting putting reflective lighting on tapirs so that drivers can better see them at night.
Awards
* Future for Nature Award
*Harry Messel Conservation Leadership Award from the
International Union for Conservation of Nature (2004)
*Research Prize from the
Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology
The Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) is a subdivision and research centre of the School of Anthropology and Conservation at the University of Kent, started in 1989 and named in honour of the famous British naturalist Gerald D ...
(2011)
*National Geographic Buffett Award for Leadership in Conservation (2019)
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Brazilian conservationists
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