Tropical Conservation & Development Program
UF Center for Latin American Studies
Author: Patricia Delamonica Sampaio
TCD and WEC alumna Sheherazade Master’s work hit the NYTimes.
Study shows that flying foxes are crucial for durian pollination, demonstrating the economic importance of bats for durian fruit production in Indonesia. Durian is economically important for local livelihoods in Indonesia. The study investigated the identity of pollinators of semi‐wild durian and subsequently estimated the economic contribution of these pollination services. The researches, including a
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GIA Project Webinars
The University of Florida’s Tropical Conservation and Development Program is leading an initiative “Governance Infrastructure in the Amazon” (GIA) to create, strengthen, and expand a Community of Practice within four regions of the Amazon: Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru. Together with our partners in the field, we are examining different tools and strategies used to
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TCDsg Bingo *December 6*
The TCD Bingo is an annual event organized by the TCD Student Group. This is a fundraising event that brings together family and friends to build our community and have a great time. The funds go directly to scholarships and other funding sources for TCD students. This year the Bingo will be on Friday, December
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TCD Alumni lead Gender workshop in Peru and the Women in Conservation Declaration
Click here to read the full Declaration in Spanish. Soon to be translated into English and Portuguese. For more information please contact Antonieta Eguren.
TCD alumna publishes work on bats and durian pollination in Indonesia
Check Sheherazade ‘s recent paper from her Masters at UF: ‘Contributions of bats to the local economy through durian pollination in Sulawesi, Indonesia’. Durian is economically important for local livelihoods in Indonesia. Our study investigated the identity of pollinators of semi‐wild durian and subsequently estimated the economic contribution of these pollination services. We conducted pollination
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TCD students and alumna working together to improve tourism and conservation in the Brazilian Amazon
For a week, TCD students Igor Vianna and Ana Luiza Violato Espada, worked with TCD alumna Paula Pinheiro, to prospect new activities related to canoeing, ecotourism, and naturally protected areas in the Western Brazilian Amazon. Every year, since 2017, Igor Vianna and Ana Luiza organize outrigger paddling expeditions in the Amazonian rivers as a strategy
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