A Smart, Ethical Traveler's Guide: Three "Must-Knows” About Machu Picchu and the Amazon

Jim Perry, PhD, is a Professor of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at the University of Minnesota. He received his PhD from Idaho State University. Dr. Perry is a highly-traveled and student-oriented professor who has taught classes in Machu Picchu and the Amazon. His coursework and research focus on science-policy connections in natural resources. Dr. Perry's research aims to advance heritage and ecosystem management at the scale of large watersheds. He pays explicit attention to climate-based adaptation. He focuses on resilience to promote climate change adaptation in large protected areas, notably natural World Heritage sites. His work is global, broadly applicable to watersheds as ecosystems, with additional field research focused on the local scale.

Dr. Perry invites you to learn more about recent undergraduate courses he’s taught in Machu Picchu and the Amazon.

Machu Picchu and the Amazon: Climate change and the City of the Gods 
World Heritage sites are globally significant locations unique and valued by all humankind. There are less than 250 natural World Heritage sites globally; every World Heritage site is subject to climate change and other human influences. His 3-week Global Seminar occurs entirely in Peru. Students experience and study the plants and animals of the Amazon, experience and reflect on the spirituality of Machu Picchu, and ask what risks climate change poses to these and other World Heritage sites and what adaptation options society has in response to those risks.