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Workshop of the Amazon Dams International Research Network: “Key knowledge gaps for decision-making”
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Workshop of the Amazon Dams International Research Network: “Key knowledge gaps for decision-making”
The 5th thematic session of the 3rd International Workshop of the Amazon Dams International Research Network, Panel 5: “Key knowledge gaps for decision-making”, is approaching. It will be held on October 2, 2020 2:00 – 4:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (USA). The panelists will be: Amarilis Gallardo, an associate professor in the Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering at the Polytechnic
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TCD Student Group Tropical Trivia Night
Join the TCD Student Group for a Tropical Trivia night! Reconnect with the TCD community while having some fun. Thursday, September 24th @ 7 – 8:30 pm A Zoom link and password will be sent to those registered prior to the event Register HERE
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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