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TCD student publishes papers with support from TCD Field Research Grant
Congratulations to Ben Lowe and co-authors for two recently published articles. Ben’s work was supported in part from a TCD Field Research grant! Lowe, B. S., Jacobson, S. K., Anold, H., Mbonde, A. S., & Lorenzen, K. (2019). The neglected role of religion in fisheries management. Fish and Fisheries. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/faf.12388 Lowe, B. S., Jacobson, S. K., Anold, H.,
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TCD Faculty leads publication calling for improved policies to address the impacts of small dams in the Amazon
Improving policies and instruments to address cumulative impacts of small hydropower in the Amazon Authors: Simone Athayde, Carla G. Duarte, Amarilis L. C. F. Gallardo, Evandro M. Moretto, Luisa A. Sangoi, Ana Paula A. Dibo, Juliana Siqueira-Gay, Luis E. Sánchez Summary: In this perspective article, we highlight current policy challenges and options for assessing the
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Give us your feedback! 2019 TCD Orientation & Gathering Survey
We want to thank all of you that attended the TCD Fall Orientation / Gathering last week. We would greatly appreciate your feedback on the activities of the day by completing this short survey by September 20, 2019.
International Workshop: Governance, Sustainability & Infrastructure in the Amazon
As part of the Amazon Dams Network and the Governance and Infrastructure in the Amazon project, the University of Florida in partnership Universidad Amazónica de Pando organized a 3-day workshop in Cobija, Bolivia. This workshop brought together participants from Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and the US to dialogue about infrastructure development in the region, and
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Winner of the UAP Poster Competition: Jose Alberto Noco Mopi
José Alberto Noco Mopi, born in Guayaramerin, Beni, is a biologist by profession, a lover of nature, and a graduate of the Universidad Amazónica de Pando (UAP). In 2018 he participated in a project which monitored the Brazil nut harvest in the Reserva Nacional de Vida Silvestre Amazónica Manuripi. As a student he also studied
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TCD student group weekly TropiCafe comes back in Fall 19
We want to invite you to join us for an afternoon Coffee after Tropilunch where we can connect and strengthen our TCD student community. The idea is to create a space where we can talk about whatever comes up, like continuing Tropilunch discussions, chat about life as a graduate student, plan future events and etc.
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