conservation Archives

Tales from local scales: life on the landscape after conservation decisions

Posted on February 7, 2024

Dr. Sadie Ryan Associate Professor Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, February 8, 2024 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: From restoration of vernal pool habitat, to the struggle for oil in a biodiversity hotspot, to measuring nutritional limits to herbivores in an iconic […]

Alumni Adventures: Dr. Krithi K. Karanth

Posted on November 30, 2020

Dr. Krithi K. Karanth – Chief Conservation Scientist at the Centre for Wildlife Studies She/her When did you attend UF? What degrees/certificates did you earn from the Department of Geography? I was at UF between 1997 and 2001. I got dual degrees – a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and a BA in Geography. Environmental […]

Conservation in the maelstrom of COVID-19 – a call to action to solve the challenges, exploit opportunities and prepare for the next pandemic

Posted on May 5, 2020

RYAN – Conservation in the maelstrom of COVID-19 – a call to action to solve the challenges, exploit opportunities and prepare for the next pandemic K.L. Evans J.G. Ewen G. Guillera-Arroita J.A. Johnson V. Penteriani S.J. Ryan R. Sollmann I.J. Gordon Article first published online: 05 MAY 2020 Animal Conservation DOI: 10.1111/acv.12601 ABSTRACT: As we […]

An Evaluation of Vegetation Health in and around Southern African National Parks during the 21st Century (2000–2016)

Posted on March 30, 2020

BUNTING, CHILD, HERRERO, KHATAMI, MUIR, SOUTHWORTH – An Evaluation of Vegetation Health in and around Southern African National Parks during the 21st Century (2000–2016) Hannah Herrero, Jane Southworth, Carly Muir, Reza Khatami, Erin Bunting, and Brian Child Article first published online: 30 MAR 2020 Applied Sciences DOI: 10.3390/app10072366 ABSTRACT: Roughly 65% of the African continent […]

A Healthy Park Needs Healthy Vegetation – The Story of Gorongosa National Park in the 21st Century

Posted on February 3, 2020

CHILD, HERRERO, KHATAMI, SOUTHWORTH, WAYLEN, YANG – A Healthy Park Needs Healthy Vegetation – The Story of Gorongosa National Park in the 21st Century Hannah Herrero, Peter Waylen, Jane Southworth, Reza Khatami, Di Yang, Brian Child Article first published online: 03 FEB 2020 Remote Sensing DOI: 10.3390/rs12030476 ABSTRACT: Understanding trends or changes in biomass and […]

Integrating Surface-Based Temperature and Vegetation Abundance Estimates into Land Cover Classifications for Conservation Efforts in Savanna Landscapes

Posted on August 7, 2019

BUNTING, CHILD, HERRERO, SOUTHWORTH – Integrating Surface-Based Temperature and Vegetation Abundance Estimates into Land Cover Classifications for Conservation Efforts in Savanna Landscapes Hannah Victoria Herrero, Jane Southworth, Erin Bunting, Romer Ryan Kohlhaas, and Brian Child Article first published online: 07 AUG 2019 Sensors DOI: 10.3390/s19163456 ABSTRACT: Southern African savannas are an important dryland ecosystem, as […]

Amazon deforestation, already rising, may spike under Bolsonaro

Posted on January 30, 2019

UF Geography’s Dr. Robert Walker discusses indigenous rights, conservation, and global climate change in his latest piece in The Conversation: Over the past 25 years that I have been conducting environmental research in the Amazon, I have witnessed the the ongoing destruction of the world’s biggest rainforest. Twenty percent of it has been deforested by […]

A 21st Century Agenda in Support of Amazonian Conservation

Posted on January 23, 2019

Associate Professor Dr. Cynthia Simmons and a team of international scholars – including UF Geography’s Dr. Robert Walker, Mike Waylen, and Aghane Antunes – present a strategy for achieving sustainable development in Amazonia, given global climate change and the massive infrastructure program planned for the region, in their latest paper Science in support of Amazonian […]

Science in support of Amazonian conservation in the 21st century: the case of Brazil

Posted on November 14, 2018

ANTUNES, SIMMONS, WALKER, WAYLEN – Science in support of Amazonian conservation in the 21st century: the case of Brazil Cynthia S. Simmons, Lisa Famolare, Marcia N. Macedo, Robert T. Walker, Michael T. Coe, Brett Scheffers, Eugenio Arima, Rafael Munoz-Carpena, Denis Valle, Clyde Fraisse, Paul Moorcroft, Marcelo Diniz, Marcia Diniz, Claudio Szlafsztein, Ritaumaria Pereira, Cesar Ruiz, […]

Conservation Conundrum and Amphibian Disease

Posted on August 20, 2018

GAINESVILLE, FL – Amidst global amphibian population collapses, ranavirus causes up to 90% mortality in amphibians, undermining conservation efforts and wetland. restoration projects. In a recent study University of Florida Medical Geography researchers identified important variables to measure in assessments of ranaviral infection risk in newly constructed ponds which are important components of wetland restoration. […]

Environmental Drivers of Ranavirus in Free-Living Amphibians in Constructed Ponds

Posted on August 9, 2018

RYAN, BOERSCH-SUPAN – Environmental Drivers of Ranavirus in Free-Living Amphibians in Constructed Ponds Tess E. Youker-Smith, Philipp H. Boersch-Supan, Christopher M. Whipps, Sadie J. Ryan Article first published online: 09 AUG 2018 EcoHealth DOI: 10.1007/s10393-018-1350-5 ABSTRACT: Amphibian ranaviruses occur globally, but we are only beginning to understand mechanisms for emergence. Ranaviruses are aquatic pathogens which […]

Endangered Amazon – An Indigenous Tribe Fights Back Against Hydropower Development in the Tapajós Valley

Posted on February 28, 2018

One of Amazonia’s most pristine waterways, the Tapajós River, is under a development threat that holds implications for the entire basin. This threat stems from an infrastructure plan proposed by the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), in coordination with complementary projects on the part of its 12 member states. UNASUR’s Initiative for the Integration […]

Endangered Amazon: An Indigenous Tribe Fights Back Against Hydropower Development in the Tapajós Valley

Posted on February 28, 2018

SIMMONS, WALKER – Endangered Amazon: An Indigenous Tribe Fights Back Against Hydropower Development in the Tapajós Valley Robert Walker and Cynthia Simmons Article first published online: 01 MAR 2018 Environment Magazine ABSTRACT: One of Amazonia’s most pristine waterways, the Tapajós River, is under a development threat that holds implications for the entire basin. This threat […]

UF in South Africa: People, Parks, & Conservation in Africa

Posted on February 23, 2018

Join the UF study abroad program with Geography! REALIZE the complexities of conservation within the African context. GAIN practical field skills conducting empirical research. INCREASE cross-cultural understanding. EXPERIENCE the most amazing protected landscapes left in the world. UF in South Africa: People, Parks, & Conservation in Africa Summer A: May 17 – June 7, 2018 […]

Geography Colloquium: The Center for Landscape Conservation Planning and the Florida Strategic Plan for Sustaining Military Readiness through Conservation Partnerships Project

Posted on November 15, 2017

The Center for Landscape Conservation Planning and the Florida Strategic Plan for Sustaining Military Readiness through Conservation Partnerships Project Speaker: Dr. Tom Hoctor Research Associate Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Florida Director, Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, University of Florida Thursday, November 16, 2017 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of […]

Using Repeat Photography to Observe Vegetation Change Over Time in Gorongosa National Park

Posted on June 26, 2017

HERRERO, SOUTHWORTH, BUNTING, CHILD – Using Repeat Photography to Observe Vegetation Change Over Time in Gorongosa National Park HANNAH V. HERRERO, JANE SOUTHWORTH, ERIN BUNTING, and BRIAN CHILD Article first published online: JUN 2017 African Studies Quarterly ABSTRACT: Protected areas are important conservation tools, as they can be managed to preserve baseline ecosystem health, including that […]

Amazon Dams Network, Geography Department, TCD Program & UF Law School Awarded a Faculty Interdisciplinary Seed Grant from the University of Florida Biodiversity Institute

Posted on March 17, 2017

The newly created UF Biodiversity Institute (UFBI) awarded a Faculty Interdisciplinary Seed Grant to a joint effort by UF faculty, students and Brazilian collaborators of the Amazon Dams Network (Rede Barragens Amazônicas -ADN/RBA), hosted in the Tropical Conservation and Development Program (TCD) in the Center for Latin American Studies, in partnership with the UF Department […]

Forest conservation: Remember Gran Chaco

Posted on February 3, 2017

NOSS – Forest conservation: Remember Gran Chaco Tobias Kuemmerle, Mariana Altrichter, Germán Baldi, Marcel Cabido, Micaela Camino, Erika Cuellar, Rosa Leny Cuellar, Julieta Decarre, Sandra Díaz, Ignacio Gasparri, Gregorio Gavier-Pizarro, Rubén Ginzburg, Anthony J. Giordano, H. Ricardo Grau, Esteban Jobbágy, Gerardo Leynaud, Leandro Macchi, Matias Mastrangelo, Silvia D. Matteucci, Andrew Noss, José Paruelo, Maria Piquer-Rodríguez, Alfredo […]

Geography Colloquium: Learning-By-Doing or ‘Experimentalist Governance’ in Wildlife Conservation in Southern Africa

Posted on October 13, 2016

Learning-By-Doing or ‘Experimentalist Governance’ in Wildlife Conservation in Southern Africa Speaker: Dr. Brian Child Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, October 20, 2016 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3006 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Assessing welfare of captive elephant populations

Posted on July 14, 2016

GAINESVILLE, Florida – A new collection of research articles, jointly edited by Dr. Sadie Ryan and published by PLoS ONE examines the health and well being of captive elephant populations in North American zoos and preserves. This collection is sensitive in nature. While keeping large, socially complex, and long-lived animals, such as elephants, in captivity […]

African farmers contend with baboons when the big cats are gone

Posted on April 11, 2016

GAINESVILLE, Florida – When large carnivores are removed from an African landscape, local farmers need to adopt complex crop management strategies and be more vigilant about crop-raiding baboons, a new modeling study out of the University of Florida finds. In a healthy protected forest ecosystem, apex predators like lions, cheetahs, and hyenas, keep the local […]

Perceptions of risk in communities near parks in an African biodiversity hotspot

Posted on March 28, 2016

RYAN – Perceptions of risk in communities near parks in an African biodiversity hotspot Joel Hartter, Nicholas Dowhaniuk, Catrina A. MacKenzie, Sadie J. Ryan, Jeremy E. Diem, Michael W. Palace, Colin A. Chapman Article first published online: 28 MAR 2016 Ambio DOI: 10.1007/s13280-016-0775-8 ABSTRACT: Understanding conservation and livelihood threats in park landscapes is important to informing conservation […]

Spatial Patterns of Frontier Settlement: Balancing Conservation and Development

Posted on March 15, 2016

SIMMONS, WALKER – Spatial Patterns of Frontier Settlement: Balancing Conservation and Development Cynthia Simmons, Robert Walker, Stephen Perz, Eugenio Arima, Stephen Aldrich, Marcellus Caldas Article first published online: MAR 2016 Journal of Latin American Geography DOI: 10.1353/lag.2016.0011 ABSTRACT: Amazonian deforestation has declined recently, but Brazil’s infrastructure plans continue to target the region. In the interest of […]

Response to Corridors for people, corridors for nature

Posted on February 3, 2016

WALKER – Response to Corridors for people, corridors for nature Robert Walker, Eugenio Arima, Stephen Perz, Carlos Souza eLetter first published online: 3 FEB 2016 Science ABSTRACT: An article in Science by Haddad points to the positive and negative impacts of building roads in developing regions. Transportation investments promote development, but they can also cause environmental degradation. We agree […]

Land-cover change within and around protected areas in a biodiversity hotspot

Posted on September 24, 2015

BINFORD – Land-cover change within and around protected areas in a biodiversity hotspot Karen M. Bailey*, Robert A. McCleeryb, Michael W. Binfordc & Christa Zweigd Article first published onine: 24 Sep 2015 in Land Use Science DOI:10.1080/1747423X.2015.1086905 ABSTRACT: The landscape surrounding protected areas influences their ability to maintain ecosystem functions and achieve conservation goals. As anthropogenic […]

Geography Colloquium: Cecil the Lion – Issues in Wildlife Conservation in Africa

Posted on September 1, 2015

Cecil the Lion: Issues in Wildlife Conservation in Africa Geography Colloquium Speaker: Dr. Brian Child Associate Professor, Geography & African Studies Thursday, September 3, 2015 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Reflecting on Access to Common Property Coastal Resources via a Case Study along Connecticut’s Shoreline

Posted on April 4, 2015

MCKAY – Reflecting on Access to Common Property Coastal Resources via a Case Study along Connecticut’s Shoreline Matthew G. McKay Article first published online: Spring 2015 Environment, Space, Place DOI: 10.5840/esplace2015714 ABSTRACT: Public access to the commons is often restricted, thus leading to implicit regulations (in addition to explicit barriers that exclude who can and who cannot utilize […]

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