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Job Announcement for TCD Director
October 5, 2026 featured,News Tropical Conservation and Development Program

Director, Tropical Conservation and Development Program UF’s Center for Latin American Studies Job Announcement – 2026 The Center for Latin American Studies of the University of Florida (UF) welcomes applications for the position of Director for its Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD) Program. We seek a dynamic and innovative leader in the field of conservation
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Tropilunch 10.6.26: “Who Governs the Frontier? Salmon Farming Expansion and Environmental Governance in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina”
October 1, 2026 Events Tropical Conservation and Development Program

Tropilunch is a weekly seminar run by graduate students from the Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD) Program. It provides a forum for discussions and presentations related to TCD student and faculty work and research. Students are provided an opportunity to present and discuss their research projects with peers and faculty. In addition, discussion sessions on
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Tropilunch 9.29.26: “Preliminary Fieldwork is as Good as Gold: Intergenerational and Cross-Cultural Plant Knowledge Transmission in the Dominican Republic”
September 29, 2026 Events Tropical Conservation and Development Program

Tropilunch is a weekly seminar run by graduate students from the Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD) Program. It provides a forum for discussions and presentations related to TCD student and faculty work and research. Students are provided an opportunity to present and discuss their research projects with peers and faculty. In addition, discussion sessions on
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Tropilunch 9.22.26 Biophysical condition assessment of urban springs ecosystem on the foothills of Southeastern Mount Cameroon
September 17, 2026 Events Tropical Conservation and Development Program

Tropilunch is a weekly seminar run by graduate students from the Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD) Program. It provides a forum for discussions and presentations related to TCD student and faculty work and research. Students are provided an opportunity to present and discuss their research projects with peers and faculty. In addition, discussion sessions on
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Tropilunch 9/15/2027 “A Student Journey through Colombia’s Chocó Biogeografico: Biodiversity, Ethnobiology, and Community”
September 11, 2026 Events Tropical Conservation and Development Program

Tropilunch is a weekly seminar run by graduate students from the Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD) Program. It provides a forum for discussions and presentations related to TCD student and faculty work and research. Students are provided an opportunity to present and discuss their research projects with peers and faculty. In addition, discussion sessions on
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Tropilunch 9/8/2027 “La montaña y el Baju Pai. Biocultural indicators based on local knowledge”
September 10, 2026 Events,TCD student group Tropical Conservation and Development Program

Tropilunch is a weekly seminar run by graduate students from the Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD) Program. It provides a forum for discussions and presentations related to TCD student and faculty work and research. Students are provided an opportunity to present and discuss their research projects with peers and faculty. In addition, discussion sessions on
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