Resources

=Resources on Latin America at the University of Florida=

Please browse our collection of wikis created to share resources and build knowledge of Latin America. Our goal is to have online and face-to-face workshops to supplement each wiki topic. If you have suggestions for other themes or topics that would be of interest to teachers and students, please let us know by posting on the discussion board, or adding here on this page.

**Latin America Wiki Series:** Discover Caribbean Diversity Florida Brazil Business Link (under construction) Understanding Afro-Latin America (under construction) Introduction to Latin America A Gator in Rio- Brazil 101

**Other Resources at the Center for Latin American Studies:** [|Center for Latin American Studies Website] [|Latam Outreach Website] [|Traveling Suitcases] Tropical Conservation and Development Program [|Events] [|Outreach Library] The library features a wide variety of DVDs and videos on many topics relating to Latin America. Download the complete list of materials available related to Science:

List of Florida State Standards that match outreach documentaries
=**Websites:**=

**Young Voices for the Planet** is a film series featuring young people who are making a difference! [|http://youngvoicesonclimatechange.com/]

**Kids vs Global Warming** is a non-profit organization committed to creating opportunities for youth to learn about the science and solutionf of climate change. []

** Other Resources: ****﻿**  Book Chapter: Philip M. Fearnside. 1999. in S.A. Levin (ed.) __Encyclopedia of Biodiversity__.Academic Press, San Diego, California (available on line).

 Book: **The physical geography of South America** edited by Thomas T. Veblen, Kenneth R. Young, Antony R. Orme. (available at the UF Smathers library on campus - Call #: F2211.5.P49 2007) (A free preview on google books: [|http://books.google.com/books?id=0Q-MY4-nlwwC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_atb#v=onepage&q&f=false] ) **﻿** **Wildlife Conservation Society** works across the rich rainforests and cloud forests, tropical islands, sub-Antarctic coastlines, and vast mountain ranges and wetlands of 10 Latin American countries.[]

**Animals and ecosystems of Latin America** by InfoNatura [] **Brazil for Kids - An Exciting Country to Discover** - [] (in English and in Portuguese) **Neotropical Grassland Conservancy** [] ** Globalization, Migration, and Latin American Ecosystems ** []

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">On the Fly: **Studying Bird Migration and Behavior** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__**Videos:**__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">﻿h [|ttp://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/07/100720-amphibians-lost-species-extinct-panama-science-environment/]

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Cloud Forest Ecosystems (video 5.5 minutes) : [] ,h [|ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_p5jBLfGWc] ) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">//The Emerald Forest// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Largest wetland in the world! []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">1.5 minute video of all of the tropical monkey species at the zoo: []