- wide , ▁representing ▁all ▁the ▁institutions , ▁while ▁others ▁can ▁involve ▁just ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁cons ort ium ▁partners . ▁Collect ively , ▁the ▁cons ort ium ’ s ▁research ▁covers ▁the ▁glo be ▁with ▁programs ▁in ▁over ▁ 6 0 ▁countries . ▁ ▁Through out ▁E IC ES ’ s ▁ 1 8 - year ▁history , ▁cons ort ium ▁research ers , ▁volunte ers , ▁intern s , ▁students , ▁fac ulty ▁and ▁staff ▁have ▁been ▁involved ▁in : ▁ ▁F inding ▁new ▁species ▁of ▁plants ▁and ▁animals ▁in ▁b iod iversity ▁hot sp ots ▁M apping ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁wild life ▁and ▁z oon otic ▁dise ases ▁that ▁pass ▁from ▁animals ▁to ▁humans ▁Stud ying ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁prim ate ▁behavior ▁Ex am ining ▁how ▁for ests ▁respond ▁to ▁disturb ance ▁Stud ying ▁e cos ystem ▁processes ▁and ▁e cos ystem ▁services ▁like ▁carbon ▁storage ▁by ▁tropical ▁trees ▁and ▁grass lands ▁Under standing ▁how ▁to ▁develop ▁particip atory ▁conservation ▁programs ▁Working ▁on ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁dam aged ▁habit ats ▁Ex pl oring ▁models ▁for ▁sust ain able ▁development ▁through ▁a ▁balance ▁of ▁good ▁econom ics , ▁govern ance ▁and ▁conservation ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁research ▁activities ▁and ▁projects , ▁E IC ES ▁adj unct ▁fac ulty ▁and ▁research ▁scient ists ▁adj unct ▁scient ists ▁teach ▁science ▁courses ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁E col ogy , ▁E volution , ▁and ▁Environment al ▁Bi ology ▁( E 3 B ) ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁E IC ES ▁Summer ▁E cos ystem