Tropical Conservation & Development Program
UF Center for Latin American Studies
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Congratulations to our amazing graduate student facilitators for hosting UFIC/LAS/TCD Event
Congratulations to our amazing graduate student facilitators for hosting a student hands-on workshop to share experiences related to conducting field research internationally as part of UFIC’s Helicopter Science series (to promote meaningful and mutually beneficial international collaborations in research) and the Center for Latin America’s Fieldwork Festival. Shout out in particular to Ana Meiga, Ana
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TCD alumna and TCD Faculty publish article on gender and forest resources management
Dr. Ana Luiza Violato Espada (SFGSS and TCD alumna) and Dr. Karen A. Kainer recently published a study of women’s participation in seven community-based timber projects within three Brazilian Amazonian extractive reserves. The article Women and timber management: From assigned cook to strategic decision-maker of community land use is free for download until April 8,
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Mahi Puri (WEC/TCD) has been awarded the 2022 M. Schmink Outstanding Dissertation Award!
The Tropical Conservation and Development program congratulates Dr. Mahi Puri for being the 2022 recipient of the Marianne Schmink Outstanding Dissertation Award. Dr. Puri received her PhD in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation in 2021 under the supervision of Drs. Bette Loiselle (Advisor) and Elizabeth Pienaar (Co-Advisor). The outstanding dissertation award was established in 2010 in
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Congratulations to new AAAS Fellow Dr. Emilio Bruna, TCD Core Faculty
Emilio Bruna, Professor in Center for Latin American Studies and Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, was elected as a Fellow into the prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences, in recognition of his exceptional impact and achievements in research and teaching. Dr. Bruna joined the University of Florida and the TCD program as a
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Generous Gift from Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation to Support Graduate Research in Field Biology
TCD is proud to announce a gift of $10,000 from the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation to support graduate student research with a focus on field biology within TCD’s Field Research Grant competition. TCD Field Research Grants support graduate students conducting research on issues of biodiversity conservation, sustainable resource use, and human well-being. Student research projects should make
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GIA2 Working Group on Biocultural Conservation: Envisioning academia’s role with NGO and community partners
The UF/TCD GIA project — a learning network of UF students and faculty with conservation practitioners from NGOs, community organizations and regional universities – concluded with a call for a biocultural approach that integrates conservation of tropical forests and rivers with the well-being of Indigenous and traditional communities. We invite interested students and faculty
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