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2020 TCD Fall Orientation & Gathering on Sept. 11, 2020
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2020 TCD Fall Orientation & Gathering on Sept. 11, 2020
Join us to learn about the TCD Program, receive updates on its events and opportunities, meet current and new students, faculty and staff! Friday, September 11, 2020 @ 1 to 4 pm Zoom meeting(Meeting ID: 953 445 3775) RSVP here AGENDA 12:30-1:00: Zoom open for those who wish to login and catch up with others
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UF and TCD alums instrumental in developing regulations to protect urban wetlands in Chile!
UF and TCD alums instrumental in developing regulations to protect urban wetlands in Chile! After passage of an urban wetlands law in January 2020, Ignacio Rodríguez (UF SNRE alumni, Soil and Water Sciences Department) and Marcela Márquez García (UF SNRE alumni, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, TCD) were hired by Chile’s Ministry of Environment to develop
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Thank you for attending TCD Orientation
We would like to thank all of you that participated in TCD’s annual Orientation/Gathering. We would also like to acknowledge and thank the exceptional skills of our facilitators – Becky Williams & Jon Dain, as well as the TCD student group. As we continue on in this exceptional time, building and strengthening our community will
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GIA Webinar “Post-COVID19: a green and inclusive recovery to Latin America”
Post-COVID19: a green and inclusive recovery for Latin America According to CEPAL, the effects of COVID-19 on Latin America and the Caribbean may include the most severe recession since 1930 and ruthless unemployment, poverty and inequality. As commodity prices and international trade plummet, the crisis is also revealing vulnerabilities of highly fragmented global trade networks. There
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Gender, Local Communities, and Natural Ecosystems in Tambopata, Peru
The UF Center for Latin American Studies and the Tropical Conservation and Development Program are pleased to announce the release of the sixth MERGE case study, Gender, Local Communities, and Natural Ecosystems in Tambopata, Peru, written by Dr. Avecita Chicchón and Ms. Rosario Lanao. The Managing Ecosystems and Resources with Gender Emphasis (MERGE) Case Studies
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TCD Alumnus Publishes Work on Brazil Nut Productivity in Amazon
Check Eduardo Bongiolo and colleagues’ recent paper from his Masters at UF: Swidden fallow management to increase landscape-level Brazil nut productivity. The journal allowed a 50 days “grace” access period (no fees or registration required). Use the link here until April 29th to have access to the full paper. Highlights • Data confirm higher densities
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