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Meet the Clearing-House
Mechanism Team
"Together we make it
happen."
Elizabeth Morrison - Zoologist
Elizabeth
Morrison holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Zoology/Botany and a Master of Science in Natural Resources
Management, both from the University of the West Indies (Mona).
Her Masters thesis focused on Agrobiodiversity Responses to
Flood and Landslide Hazards in the Rio Grande River Watershed of
Jamaica, where she worked closely with farmers to determine
specific methods they employed using biodiversity to lower their
risk to natural hazards.
Elizabeth
prepares articles and displays for the general public on
scientific historical and environmental issues. She curates the
zoological collections and assists local and foreign researchers
with taxonomic identification of Jamaican fauna.
Elizabeth is a
specialist lecturer for the Tourism Product Development Company
specializing in Flora and Fauna. Currently, she is the technical
advisor for a joint project between the Natural History Society
of Jamaica and the Institute of Jamaica, which explores and
documents the unique links between folklore and Jamaican Natural
History.
Her
professional affiliations include Natural History Society of
Jamaica, The Jamaica Young Scientists' Forum and The Council of
Community Colleges of Jamaica where she is an External Examiner
in Agriculture and the Environment.
Contact Info:
Natural History Division
Institute of Jamaica
10-16 East Street
Kingston
Tel: (876)922-0620-6
Fax: (876)922-1147
zoology.nhd@cwjamaica.com
Natural History Division
Institute of Jamaica
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