Tropical Conservation & Development Program
UF Center for Latin American Studies
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TCD students received best poster presentation award at the 2025 SNRE Research Symposium
Please join us in congratulating the following TCD Ph.D Students, winners for best poster presentations at the 2025 SNRE Research Symposium: Hernan Alvarez (Advisor: Dr. Jessica Kahler, Sociology and Criminology & Law) Carolina Simon Pardo (Advisors: Dr. Yue Li, Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences and Dr. Julie Brown, Teaching and Learning) Lydia Soifer (Advisor: Dr.
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TCD Alumni reunite in Belem, Brazil for COP-30
TCD alumni from across years, disciplines, and geographies gathered to reconnect personal and professionally at COP-30 in Belem, Brazil. Throughout the summit, they engaged in a range of activities, participating in panel discussions, presenting research, leading workshops, and contributing to policy dialogues. Their shared educational experiences at UF TCD will always be present in their
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Dr. Katharine McNamara is the recipient of the 2025 Marianne Schmink Outstanding Dissertation Award
Our congratulations go to Dr. Katharine McNamara for being selected the 2025 recipient of the Marianne Schmink Outstanding Dissertation Award from UF’s Tropical Conservation and Development Program in the Center for Latin American Studies. Dr. McNamara is the 16th recipient of this prestigious dissertation award that honors Dr. Marianne Schmink for her significant and transformative contributions to graduate
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Amazonian Dialogues – a new remote speaker series starts on 1/22/25 on the topic of gender and youth integration, community forestry and Indigenous territorial governance in Bolivia.
Dear TCD Community, We’re thrilled to invite you to “Amazonian Dialogues,” a new remote speaker series that’s part of TCD’s exciting new project on Amazonian Conservation. This semester, we’re hosting engaging presentations by invited speakers every other Wednesday, and these sessions are open to the entire TCD community. Our first session kicks off this Wednesday,
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Message to TCD Students!
Dear TCD Students: We hope that you are winding up this Spring 2025 semester and advancing towards your graduate career goals. We want to thank you for being part of the Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD) graduate certificate / concentration community and check-in to see if you have any questions or concerns about meeting requirements.
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Vanessa Luna Celino is the 2024 Schmink Outstanding Dissertation Award recipient!
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Vanesa Luna Celino is the 2024 winner of the Marianne Schmink Outstanding Dissertation Award from UF’s Tropical Conservation and Development Program. Dr. Luna completed her dissertation in Interdisciplinary Ecology in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment in May 2024 under the supervision of Dr. Karen Kainer
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