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Seminar “The Original Singularity: How Restoring the Human-Nature Relationship Can Lay the Foundation to Build a Global Eco-Civilization”
April 16, 2026
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Patricia Delamonica Sampaio
TCDsg Taste of Tropics fundraising event on Sunday 26, 2026
April 7, 2026
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Patricia Delamonica Sampaio
The TCD Student Group is organizing the 2026 Taste of the Tropics, our annual fundraiser cooking competition with great prizes that brings together family and friends. The funds go directly to scholarships and other funding sources for TCD students. This year the Taste of the Tropics will be on: Saturday, April 26th4 – 7 pm
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TCD Alumni reunite in Belem, Brazil for COP-30
October 19, 2025
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Patricia Delamonica Sampaio
TCD alumni from across years, disciplines, and geographies gathered to reconnect personal and professionally at COP-30 in Belem, Brazil.   Throughout the summit, they engaged in a range of activities, participating in panel discussions, presenting research, leading workshops, and contributing to policy dialogues. Their shared educational experiences at UF TCD will always be present in their
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Dr. Katharine McNamara is the recipient of the 2025 Marianne Schmink Outstanding Dissertation Award
October 6, 2025
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Patricia Delamonica Sampaio
Our congratulations go to Dr. Katharine McNamara for being selected the 2025 recipient of the Marianne Schmink Outstanding Dissertation Award from UF’s Tropical Conservation and Development Program in the Center for Latin American Studies. Dr. McNamara is the 16th recipient of this prestigious dissertation award that honors Dr. Marianne Schmink for her significant and transformative contributions to graduate
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A farewell to TCD Community from Dr. Bette Loiselle
August 18, 2025
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Patricia Delamonica Sampaio
4 August 2025 Dear TCD Community: For 14 years, I had the distinct honor and pleasure to serve as Director of Tropical Conservation and Development Program in the Center for Latin American Studies at University of Florida. This position was truly my dream job.  For almost two decades before joining TCD and UF, I knew
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Tropilunch 4/14/26: “Land, space, place and memory: reflections on the establishment of the Mosaico Gurupi in Brazil’s eastern Amazon region”
April 10, 2026
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Patricia Delamonica Sampaio
Tropilunch is a weekly seminar run by graduate students from the Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD) Program. It provides a forum for discussions and presentations related to TCD student and faculty work and research. Students are provided an opportunity to present and discuss their research projects with peers and faculty. In addition, discussion sessions on
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Biocultural Conservation Seminar: X7ensq’t: “The sky and the land will turn on you,” and its meaning for the future of Indigenous Languages, Knowledges and Lands
April 9, 2026
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Patricia Delamonica Sampaio
Dr. Marianne Ignace is Distinguished Professor in the departments of Linguistics and Indigenous Studies at Simon Fraser University, and Director of SFU’s Indigenous Languages Program and the Indigenous Languages Research Centre. A resident of the Skeetchestn community in the Secwepemc Nation, she teaches and coordinates courses in Indigenous languages in Kamloops, Haida Gwaii, and Yukon,
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Tropilunch 4/7/26: Interconnected Futures: Socio-ecological Impacts of Small Dams
April 2, 2026
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Patricia Delamonica Sampaio
Tropilunch is a weekly seminar run by graduate students from the Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD) Program. It provides a forum for discussions and presentations related to TCD student and faculty work and research. Students are provided an opportunity to present and discuss their research projects with peers and faculty. In addition, discussion sessions on
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Tropilunch 3/31/26: Bees, Boundaries, and Policy: Translating NGOBeekeeping Initiatives among Maasai Women in NorthernTanzania
March 30, 2026
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Patricia Delamonica Sampaio
Tropilunch is a weekly seminar run by graduate students from the Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD) Program. It provides a forum for discussions and presentations related to TCD student and faculty work and research. Students are provided an opportunity to present and discuss their research projects with peers and faculty. In addition, discussion sessions on
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Seminar “The Original Singularity: How Restoring the Human-Nature Relationship Can Lay the Foundation to Build a Global Eco-Civilization”
Tropilunch 4/14/26: “Land, space, place and memory: reflections on the establishment of the Mosaico Gurupi in Brazil’s eastern Amazon region”
Biocultural Conservation Seminar: X7ensq’t: “The sky and the land will turn on you,” and its meaning for the future of Indigenous Languages, Knowledges and Lands
TCDsg Taste of Tropics fundraising event on Sunday 26, 2026
Tropilunch 4/7/26: Interconnected Futures: Socio-ecological Impacts of Small Dams
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