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Geography Colloquium: The Struggle for Indigenous Territory in the Brazilian Amazon

Speaker: Aline Carrara PhD Student, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, September 10, 2020 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Zoom, livestreamed on YouTube University of Florida All are welcome to attend. This dissertation addresses the creation and destruction of indigenous territories (ITs) in the Brazilian Amazônia by studying the formation, expansion, and maintenance of ITs, […]

Indigenous people may be the Amazon’s last hope

CARRARA, IRIGARAY, SIMMONS, WALKER – Indigenous people may be the Amazon’s last hope Robert T. Walker, Aline Carrara, Cynthia Simmons, and Maira Irigaray Article first published online: 27 FEB 2020 The Conversation ABSTRACT: Brazil’s divisive President Jair Bolsonaro has taken another step in his bold plans to develop the Amazon rainforest. A bill he is […]

Dr. Aline Carrara

acarrara@ufl.edu LinkedIn Profile Country of Origin: Brazil Degree Program: PhD Entered Program: Fall 2016 Expected Graduation: Spring 2020 Dissertation Topic: Transnational Agriculture Processes and Neoliberal Conservation Areas of interest: Political ecology, land use, indigenous territories, Amazonia, human-nature interactions, policy, environmental governance Adviser: Dr. Robert Walker Educational Background B.A. in International Relations, M.S. in Environmental Studies, University of […]