Dalia Conde ( - present) Also known as: Dalia Amor-Conde Notable Achievements Used global position system to analyze effects of deforestation on jaguar populations and habitats, studying eco-systems in the Mayan forests of Belize, Guatemala and Mexico. Occupation/Field of Study: Doctoral Student in Biology; Biologist at Mexican Conservation Organization Exploration Zone: Land: jaguars, jungle, environment; Location of Activity: Central America: Guatemala; Period of Activity: 2001- current; Biography Dalia Amor Conde has focused her work on the Mayan forest of the Yucatan Peninsula, one of the most threatened ecosystems in the Americas. Deforestation has had an alarming impact on animal species and Dalia believes that information about the animals still living in the forest will be essential for the long-term establishment of conservation strategies. Dalia spent a summer analyzing satellite images of the area in order to quantify forest loss over the last 30 years. Additionally, she worked on building a database for human/elephant conflicts in southern Africa, and she took part in an expedition to the Dry Tortugas to study the possible effects of global warming on the local population of sooty terns. She is a PhD student in landscape ecology at the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke University (as of 2004). Used global position system technology to analyze the effects of deforestation on jaguar populations and habitats in the Mayan rain forest of Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. Since 1999, she has been working with the Mexican nonprofit organization Unidos Para la Conservacion (UPC) to develop sustainable and productive projects with the forestry communities in the region. Publications Does The Mayan Forest Need More Roads? Dalia Amor Conde (November 2007) : ;