Tropical Conservation & Development Program
UF Center for Latin American Studies
Category: Student
Biocultural Conservation Working Group planning meeting
We are a group of faculty and students affiliated to the TCD Program at UF who are interested in integrating a Biocultural approach to conservation in Tropical regions through collaborations among academia, practitioners, community leaders, and funders. We are going to have special guests for this upcoming meeting for in depth discussions about the theme:
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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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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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Emily Pappo is the 2023 Schmink Outstanding Dissertation Award recipient!
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Emily Pappo is the 2023 winner of the Marianne Schmink Outstanding Dissertation Award from UF’s Tropical Conservation and Development Program. Dr. Pappo received her PhD in Interdisciplinary Ecology in Spring 2023 from School of Natural Resources and Environment under the supervision of Dr. S. Luke Flory (Chair) and
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TCD Students among winners of Fieldwork Festival
Congratulations to the TCD students that have received an award at the Center for LAS Fieldwork Festival on March 10th. It was great to see all the posters from the LAS and TCD FRG awardees from the previous years. We can’t wait to see what you will have to share next spring from your 2023
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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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