CREA Saving Tropical Ecosystems

RESEARCH

CREA is undertaking a host of different projects that aid us in our understanding of ecosystem function and the threats that these ecosystems face. It allows us to monitor and protect them more efficiently and also allows us to prioritize our efforts. CREA undertakes some of these projects together with University and/or funding agency partners, while others are publicly supported through donations. Please contact us for further information on any project you find of interest.

Projects:

Development and training program for rainforest dependent communities

GIS project for the better landscape management of rainforests and production zones in the Mamoni valley

Wireless sensor network to monitor and study the ecology of threatened tropical rainforests

Biodiversity inventories and vegetation studies to better understand the ecology of tropical rainforests and the effects of deforestation

Research into sustainable agricultural systems in tropical rainforest environments

Student Projects:

Endangered Squirrel Monkey viability in agricultural landscapes (in collaboration with SIT)
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Shark finning in Panama (in collaboration with SIT)
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An appraisal of Artesenal Industrial Opportunities in Rural Panama (in collaboration with McGill University, Canada.
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"CREA’s research is incredibly interdisciplinary ... . a team of specialists may be composed of those with impressive higher degrees and others who cannot read but have immense local knowledge. It is this idea of participation at all levels that promotes bottom up approaches and local knowledge while integrating top down analytical tools and global scale perceptions that impresses me most about CREA and it is this that really made me convinced to join their team and become their scientific advisor.”

Dr. David Diaz-Sanchez. Environmental Protection Agency Scientist.