The Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program, coordinated by the University of North Texas in the United States and the University of Magallanes and the Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity in Chile, works to "link biological and cultural conservation with social well-being from the southernmost end of the Americas." Begun as a local effort at the Omora Ethnobotanical Park in 2000, the program today is an international and interdisciplinary venture, whose partner institutions in the United States and Chile work to integrate the ecological sciences and environmental ethics.
As a long-term socio-ecological research, education and conservation program in the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, the Omora Alliance is developing innovative ways to address intertwined environmental and social problems such as global ecological change, invasive exotic species, cultural homogenization and sustainable development.
Proud Winners of:
2008 "Science and Practice of Ecology and Society Award,"
given to the Omora Park by the Foundation for Scientific Synthesis
2008 "Sustainable Living Prize,"
awarded to Dr. Ricardo Rozzi by the Fundación Casa de Paz
2010 "1st Prize in the Chilean National Science Fair"
given to the students of the Omora Environmental Workshop led by UNT Ph. D. candidate Tamara Contador - Puerto Williams by the Chilean National Science Commission
2010 "2nd Prize in the Raanan Weitz Competition for Innovation in Sustainability"
given by the Weitz Center for Development Studies, Israel