Reopening the World: André Brébion’s Resilient Vision for the Future of Conservation

by Rola
March 5, 2026

André Brébion’s commitment to conservation has shaped the entirety of his academic and professional journey. His early experiences as a field researcher at St. Edward’s University and the University of North Florida informed a central ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Blog Community, Conservation, Natural Resources
Tags: André Brébion, Environmental Science, Interdisciplinary Ecology, School Of Natural Resources And Environment
Florida panther by FWC

Wildlife Watch: Learn to protect the Florida panther during critical breeding season with Ask IFAS’ bilingual guide

by Lourdes Mederos
February 12, 2026

About this series As residential and commercial development expands across Florida, wildlife is adapting to live closer to people. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) shares tips through Ask ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, , Conservation, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Agricultural Areas, Ask IFAS, Big Cats, Breeding Population, Caloosahatchee River, Conservation Strategies, Endangered Species, Endangered Species Act, Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Florida Panther, Forests, FWC, Habitat, Habitat Loss, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Kittens, Neighborhoods, News, Panther Behavior, Prairies, Public Awareness, Ranchlands, Research, Species Survival, U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, University Of Florida, Vehicle Collisions, Wetlands, Wildlife, Wildlife Conservation

Announcing the 2025 Nadeau Graduate Research Award Winners!

by Lexi Bolger
June 9, 2025

The School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) is delighted to announce this year’s recipients of the Nadeau Graduate Research Award, a grant established by the Robin E. Nadeau fund to support research and education in SNRE.   SNRE ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Professional Development
Tags: Graduate Students, Interdisciplinary Ecology, Nadeau Graduate Research Award, Research, Samantha Howley, School Of Natural Resources And Environment, Yukti Taneja

Announcing the 2024 Nadeau Graduate Research Award Winners!

by Patricia Escobar-Torres
August 12, 2024

The School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) is delighted to announce this year’s recipients of the Nadeau Graduate Research Award, a grant established by the Robin E. Nadeau fund to support research and education in SNRE.   SNRE ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Professional Development
Tags: Ana Yoko Meiga Ykeuti, Interdisciplinary Ecology, Lydia Soifer, Nadeau Graduate Research Award, Orlando Acevedo-Charry, School Of Natural Resources And Environment, Silvia De Melo Futada

UF/IFAS study offers critical insights to encourage sustainable agriculture, protect Florida grasslands, wetlands

by Lourdes Mederos
January 31, 2024

The term ‘sustainable agriculture’ involves boosting food production while conserving habitats and natural resources and reducing reliance on pesticides and fertilizers. While experts agree there is still much to learn to support ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Forests, Livestock, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Agroecology, Archbold Biological Station Buck Island Ranch, Climate Change, Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Ecosystem Services, Everglades, Food Insecurity, Food Security, Grasslands, Jiangxiao Qiu, Ranch, Sustainable Agricultural, Sustainable Agricultural Intensification, Sustainable Agriculture, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center, Wetlands, Yuxi Guo

Student ‘Seas’ the Day in Environmental Policy Internship

by Jessica Czipulis
October 30, 2023

During Shelby Beck’s last semester as a UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) student, she completed an environmental policy internship. Through Florida Sea Grant and Loop Legislative Internship funding, Beck interned ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Teaching,
Tags: Agricultural Policy, Environmental Policy, Environmental Science, Legislative Internship, VP Promise
giant anteater in field

Student Spotlight: Ana Yoko on studying giant anteaters in the Brazilian Cerrado

by Stephanie Castellano
September 14, 2023

Watching giant anteaters eat, sleep, play and give piggyback rides to their pups was part of this summer’s fieldwork for Ana Yoko Ykeuti Meiga, a PhD student in SNRE’s Interdisciplinary Ecology program. Ana accompanied a team of researchers ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Conservation, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife
Tags: Interdisciplinary Ecology, School Of Natural Resources And Environment

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