Improvement and Expansion at Centre ValBio Research Station, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

纽约州立大学石溪分校获得了一笔巨额资金，用于扩建ValBio研究站（CVB）研究站设施，包括一个额外的实验室空间、一个计算机培训实验室和住宅空间。研究中心的建设已经开始，一楼已经完工，资金由石溪大学提供和私人捐赠。该合同将使该建筑的上层建筑得以完成。CVB站的新阶段建设是多年规划和实施过程的结果，为多种用户和不断变化的需求提供灵活的设施，从当地村民的讲习班和学生培训到支持大型研究活动。CVB位于马达加斯加的Ranomafana国家公园（RNP），该公园位于马达加斯加东南部，占地43,500公顷的雨林。在过去的五年中，超过650名教师级别的研究人员和学生，其中许多来自美国大学，在RNP进行了研究。在CVB的工作产生了近450个学术出版物在著名期刊和编辑卷，34篇博士论文，130硕士？论文。CVB是马达加斯加最重要的雨林研究、教育和培训中心，也是马达加斯加唯一拥有一座以上永久性建筑的研究站。国际（非马达加斯加）研究人员的数量从2003年的每年102人增加到2007年的每年235人。

The State University of New York at Stony Brook is awarded a grand to expand the Centre ValBio Research Station (CVB) research station facilities to include an additional laboratory space, a computer training lab and residential space. Construction of the research center has already begun and the first floor has been completed with funds provided by Stony Brook University and private donations. This award will enable completion of the superstructure of the building. This new phase of construction at the CVB station is the result of a multi-year planning and implementation process to provide flexible facilities for multiple users and changing needs, ranging from workshops for local villagers and student training to supporting large scale research initiatives. CVB is located in Ranomafana National Park (RNP), Madagascar, which covers 43,500 ha of rainforest in southeastern Madagascar. Over 650 faculty-level researchers and students, many from US universities, have conducted research at RNP during the last five years. Work at CVB has resulted in nearly 450 scholarly publications in prestigious journals and edited volumes, 34 PhD dissertations, and 130 Master?s theses. CVB is the most important center for rainforest research, education and training and the only research station with more than one permanent building in Madagascar. Numbers of international (non-Malagasy) researchers has grown from 102 per year in 2003 to 235 per year in 2007.