The McGill-STRI Neotropical Environment Option (NEO) is a research-based option for master\'s or Ph.D. students offered in association with several University departments, the McGill School of Environment, and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI-Panama). The option includes a thesis; required courses in Geography, Environment, and Biology; and complementary courses chosen from Geography, Agriculture Sciences, Biology, Sociology, Environment, and Political Science. NEO is aimed at students who wish to focus their graduate research on environmental issues relevant to the Neotropics and Latin American countries. NEO\'s educational approach seeks to facilitate a broader understanding of tropical environmental issues and the development of skills relevant to working in the tropics.
麦吉尔-史密斯索尼安热带研究所新热带环境方向(NEO)是由几个大学部门、麦吉尔大学环境学院和史密斯索尼安热带研究所(STRI-Panama)为硕士或者博士学生提供的一个研究型方向。该方向包括一篇论文;地理、环境和生物学的必修课程以及从地理、农业科学、生物学、社会学、环境和政治学中选择的补充课程等。NEO针对的是那些希望把硕士研究重点放在与新热带和拉丁美洲国家相关的环境问题上的学生。它的教育方法旨在促学生进对热带环境问题的更广泛的理解，以及发展与热带工作相关的技能。