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Breakout group
Group members
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Fabian Lozano – Monterrey Tech
Elaine Hebard – UNM
Bart Matthews – BHI
Rafael Vela – COLEF
Arturo Garrido – INE
Héctor Alba – SGM
José Rodríguez – SGM
Arturo Cabrera – SEMARNAT
Quita Ortiz – NMSU WRRI
Eduardo Treviño – UANL
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Paco VanSistine – USGS
Charles Palmer – TNRIS BIC
William Kepner – EPA
Ken Boykin – NMSU
Jaime Velazquez – IMTA
Consuelo Hori – Monterrey Tech
Zac Wilson – USGS
Jean Parcher – USGS
Jose Luis Ornelas – INEGI
Research Questions/Tópicos de
Investigación
• Is population growth (urban and rural) predictable? If so,
what are the effects on ecosystems?
• How does one quantify ecosystem services, e.g.
biodiversity, endangered species, wildlife habitat, water
quality/quantity, carbon sinks, soil fertility?
• Further investigate the linkages between air quality and
human health.
Binational Data
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Land use/land cover
Elevation
Remotely sensed imagery
Natural protected areas
Soils
Drainage network
Land ownership
Climate/weather
Road network
Geology
Sociodemographics
Scales
• Regional (1:250k, 1:100k)
• Local (1:50k, 1:24k)
• Urban (1:10k-1:5k)
What progress (failures?)
• Tijuana River watershed
• Paso del Norte
• USGS Border Environmental Health
Initiative
• San Pedro River
• Priorities, Communication, Standards