The Envirovet Summer Institute is an established and unique opportunity to train the next generation of developing-country professionals in the rapidly emerging area of ecosystem health through hands-on field based training in both the USA and developing country contexts. The GL-CRSP sponsored Health for Animals and Livelihood Improvement Project (HALI) is proud to have the opportunity to design and direct the Envirovet Summer Institute 2008 Developing Country Session in Tanzania. Hosting Envirovet helps the HALI project achieve their objective to increase local capacity for disease diagnosis and surveillance, and expands project impact by helping to create a cadre of scientists working on issues relevant to improving health and livelihoods in developing countries. The GL-CRSP is proud to sponsor the participation of five African nationals in the course, three Tanzanians, one Ugandan, and one Nigerian, whose participation greatly enhances the Institute’s programming and field applicability.

The goal of the Envirovet Summer Institute is to create a force of scientists with unique perspectives, knowledge, skills, and expertise required to implement an efficient approach to ecosystem repair that will enable synchronous gains in wildlife, domestic animal, human, and economic health. To meet this goal, Envirovet Summer Institute 2008 is providing eight weeks of intensive lecture, laboratory, and field experiences to 25 veterinarians, veterinary students and wildlife biologists in the areas of terrestrial and aquatic wildlife and ecosystem health, addressing both developed and developing country issues. Each participant in Envirovet Summer Institute 2008 will engage in comprehensive classroom, laboratory, and field interactions. A strong emphasis will be placed on collaborations to restore self-sustaining wildlife populations by addressing issues where natural areas interface with areas devoted to agriculture, forestry, mining, urban development, and other forms of human enterprise.