Tropical Conservation & Development Program
UF Center for Latin American Studies
Author: Patricia Delamonica Sampaio
TCD 2021 Fall Orientation & Gathering
The Tropical Conservation and Development Program (TCD) will hold its Annual Fall Orientation/Gathering virtually again this year. We welcome all our UF faculty, continuing and new UF students, and alumni to join us! Friday, September 10, 2021 @ 1 to 4 pm RSVP here by Sept. 5th*so we can pre-organize break out groups for animated discussions
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TCD Student Meshach Pierre talks about his work and how he became a mental health advocate in recent interview
Meshach Pierre, MS Student in Criminology & Law and TCD, gave an interview to Unstoppable Yes You an outlet that highlights stories of Caribbean excellence. The article starts by saying that Meshach “found his passion for nature in the savannah of Pakuri, Guyana but it was in therapy he found his life’s purpose – mental
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Meet the new TCD Student Group officers for 21/22
We are so excited to announce the new TCD student group officers for the 2021-2022 academic year: President- Susana Ruiz Diaz VP- Vanessa Luna Celio Treasurer- Alejandro Sanchez MoralesSecretary- Viviana Rojas Bonzi Communications- Jennifer Johnson Tropilunch Coordinators- Medha Prakash & AJ Hart Regional representatives: Asia- Hermudandato; Africa- Metolo Foyet; Latin America- Omar Hernandez If you
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TCD hosts virtual workshop that brings together NGO, grassroot, academic & government partners from the Governance and Infrastructure in the Amazon (GIA) project.
This week, TCD hosts a virtual workshop across 3 days that brings together NGO, grassroot, academic and government partners from the Governance and Infrastructure in the Amazon (GIA) project. GIA established a Community of Practice and Learning over the last 2 years with partners from 4 focal mosaics in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru. The workshop
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TCD Working Group publication on effectiveness of environmental governance in the Amazon
Hot off the Press! Check out this May 17th publication in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change by TCD working group. This study evaluates effectiveness of environmental governance in the Amazon. By using comparative analysis of case studies and an integrated framework, these authors identify broader lessons learned regarding how to improve governance of natural resources
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TCD Alum Germain Mavah helping to improve wildlife conservation and food security in the Republic of the Congo
Germain Mavah has long been interested in the inter-relationships between wildlife, protected areas, rural people livelihoods, and natural resource governance in the Congo. Working with Dr. Brian Child from UF’s Geography Dept. and the Center for African Studies, Germain received his PhD degree in Interdisciplinary Ecology (SNRE) and a TCD graduate certificate in 2015. His dissertation examined
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