The Power of Connections Project is led by the Tropical Conservation and Development Program (TCD) within the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida (UF). TCD is proud to partner with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, who have funded this project and website.
“Harvesting Lessons and Strengthening Coalitions for Amazonian Conservation” is at the heart of this project, which aims to connect people and collaboratively advance pathways for enduring Pan-Amazonian conservation.
The Project represents a crucial opportunity to bring together diverse voices and fortify strategic networks needed to protect the Amazon.
By blending lessons from the past with innovative, future-facing conservation approaches, this initiative is poised to make a lasting impact on the region’s ecological, economic, and sociocultural sustainability. The main project goals are:
To exchange and disseminate lessons learned in the development and implementation of conservation strategies; and
To invigorate existing networks and catalyze new cross-generational coalitions to advance enduring Amazonian conservation.
Project Activities:
- Organize five thematic workshops in Amazon basin countries;
- Convene those who shape Amazonian realities to connect with each other;
- Exchange knowledge, experiences, and strategies that promote conservation;
- Host an Amazon Summit at the University of Florida.
Project Approaches:
- Uplift current and future conservation leaders ;
- Highlight innovations that change the way we work;
- Center people and communities in conservation ;
- Build strong, cross-generational coalitions.
Expected Results and Impacts:
- Establish a full-circle learning approach through iterative events, preparing current and future conservation practitioners.
- Analyze five key Amazon conservation themes, focusing on challenges, achievements, and opportunities.
- Highlight people-centered conservation mechanisms, often overlooked in leadership development.
- Foster cross-generational learning and coalition-building for stronger conservation efforts.
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News and Updates from
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“What Makes a Network Work?” Workshop at ATBC25 Explores Shared Challenges and Diverse Solutions for Tropical Conservation
On July 2, during the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC), the Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD) Program at the University of Florida, in collaboration with Nina Attias (Wildlife Conservation Network) and Sabina Ribeiro (Federal University of Acre) hosted a session titled What Makes a Network Work? Keys for Success in Cross-Border Conservation Networks.
Workshop led by the University of Florida in partnership with ESCAS/IPÊ builds bridges for the future of the Amazon conservation
From May 28 to 31, 2025, the School of Environmental Conservation and Sustainability (ESCAS) at the Ecological Research Institute (IPÊ), in Nazaré Paulista, Brazil, hosted the international workshop ‘Socio-Bioeconomies and Conservation Finance in the Amazon.’
Join us at ATBC 2025 workshop: “What Makes a Network Work? Keys for Success in Cross-Border Conservation Networks?”
This workshop is part of the scientific and collaborative program of the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC), which will take place in Oaxaca, Mexico, from June 30 to July 5, 2025. This year’s meeting centers on the theme “Tropical Biology and Conservation in a Rapidly Changing World: Bridging Research, Practice, and Policy Across Borders.”
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TCD receives $890,000 grant for Amazonian research
Funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the project includes workshops, specialized training clinics, and an Amazon Summit at UF.
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