Carbon oracle
Predicting uncertain futures for tropical landscapes
January 11, 2022
Deforestation scenarios show the importance of secondary forest for meeting Panama’s carbon goals.
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Eyes in the Sky
Drones help solve tropical tree mortality mysteries
February 09, 2022
Understanding when and where trees die in vast tropical forests is a challenging first step toward understanding carbon dynamics and climate change. Researchers explained variations in tree mortality over a five-year period by analyzing drone images of one of the most-studied tropical forests in the world, Barro Colorado Island in Panama.
High seas
The first scientific expedition to Panama’s unexplored Cordillera de Coiba sets sail
April 26, 2022
Scientists, students and communicators from Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Spain will spend twelve days on the high seas exploring the biodiversity of Panama’s Cordillera de Coiba seamounts.
Yellow submarine
An expedition to the depths of the ocean
June 07, 2022
Two weeks exploring the Cordillera de Coiba revealed clues about this unknown region.
Zapped survivors
Some tropical trees won’t be defeated by lightning
August 25, 2022
A multi-year study in the tropical forests of the Panama Canal found that the species most frequently damaged by lightning tended to be the most capable of surviving it.
Wood eaters
Termites could play an important role in climate change
September 22, 2022
A study spanning six continents explored the role of termites and microorganisms in wood decay.
Paths of yesterday
History and archeology of the transisthmian roads of Panama
November 21, 2022
Explorations have revealed what remains of the roads and new data on their state of conservation, their route and its historical importance for Panama.
Barro Colorado birthday begins
Barro Colorado 100 years of Discovery and Wonder exhibit opens in Washington
November 24, 2022
Barro Colorado Island Research Station in Panama celebrates upcoming 100th birthday with an exhibition at the US National Museum of Natural History.
Animals reforest
Animals are key to restoring the world’s forests
December 02, 2022
Animals will help restore tropical forests if people locate reforestation projects near existing forest reserves and control hunting.
Education Development
Education for Sustainable Development: more of the same or the same but different?
February 28, 2023
What role do civil society institutions play in achieving SDG 4?
