Tropical Conservation & Development Program
UF Center for Latin American Studies
Author: Patricia Delamonica Sampaio
Special event on Socio-environmental Governance & Justice in Latin America.
Please join us for a special TCD event! A debate on Current challenges and achievements for threatened socio-environmental landscapes in Latin America. Participants:Dr. Catherine Tucker, UF LAS & Anthropology; Dr. Stephen Perz, UF Sociology; and invited guest Dr. Joel Correia, Colorado State University. MONDAY, MARCH 18TH 2024 @ 4-6 pmUF BIODIVERSITYINSTITUTE AUDITORIUM432 NEWELL DRIVE, CISEBLDG
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Field Work Poster Festival and Workshop on navigating Intersectionality and Identity in Fieldwork
Join us this Friday for the workshop navigating Intersectionality and Identity in Fieldwork, planned and led by graduate students. It invites students to engage in a meaningful dialogue about fostering equity and inclusivity within research partnerships. We will delve into the importance of intersectionality and personal identities and examine their impact on our fieldwork practices.
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Help support UF Giving Day coming up on February 15, 2024 Help Support your TCD Program!
On February 15th, TCD is calling on its diverse community of scholars, practitioners, researchers, students, partners and friends to consider making a gift to “add value” to the lives of TCD’s amazing graduate students! Every 2-bits help TCD provide opportunities for graduate students to get to the field, work with partners and alums, embed themselves
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Support TCD graduate students!
For nearly 40 years TCD has been convening UF students, faculty, alumni and partners in the theoretical and practical advancement of tropical conservation and development through interdisciplinary research approaches and collaborative learning. TCD is recognized internationally as a key university program preparing the next generation to be agents of change to advance conservation, sustainable resource
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Paper result of Moore grant and collaborative learning process of the GIA project
The paper Gobernanza de proyectos de infraestructura: pueblos tradicionales y estrategias de conservación y sostenibilidad en la Amazonía recently published on the Canadia Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies is a product of the Moore grant and highlights the collaborative learning process of the GIA project. Several UF TCD students and faculty were authors
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Conservation and Development Forum: The role of museums in Biocultural Conservation – The Field Museum
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 20243:00-5:00 PM EST (VIRTUAL PANEL) Register HERE Dr. Paula Ungar, Senior Environmental Social Scientist Keller Science Action Center, The Field Museum As a biologist, Paula has explored the intersection of different forms of knowledge and biodiversity conservation. With experience in National Natural Parks of Colombia and NGOs, she focused on the Colombian
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