The event brings together educators, young leaders, and key organizations from across the Amazon Basin.
From July 29 to 31, 2025, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, will host the international workshop “Transforming Institutions to Empower New Conservation Leaders in the Amazon.”
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.
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.’
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.”
From May 28 to 31, 2025, the Ecological Research Institute – IPÊ and the College of Environmental Conservation and Sustainability – ESCAS, both located in Nazaré Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil, are hosting the inaugural workshop of The Power of Connections: Harvesting Lessons and Strengthening Coalitions for Amazonian Conservation. This initiative, led by the Tropical Conservation and Development Program (TCD) at the University of Florida and supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, is designed to promote long-term conservation across the Amazon by connecting key actors, sharing strategies, and fostering new leadership.
