As part of her participation in the National Geographic Explorers Club Mentorship Match Program, TREE Foundation Executive Director Meg Lowman is mentoring Mai Fahmy. Mai is a Ph.D. candidate in Biological Sciences at Fordham University. Her research focuses on assessing biodiversity levels in Madagascar using leech-derived iDNA proxy data. As she explains, “Our survival as a species is inextricably linked to the health and survival of the Earth’s biodiversity.” To learn about her research, watch her 3-minute thesis presentation here:

Research Associate Adele Rossetti Returns from Artist Residency in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest
Research Associate Adele Rossetti Returns from Artist Residency in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest Adele beside the largest and oldest recorded Paraná pine (Araucaria angustifolia) in the



