2006

ENVR 451 - Research in Panama: 2006


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Executive Summaries:

Summaries of projects, Executive Summaries 2006 [.pdf] spanning three general themes of biodiversity and conservation, natural resources, and conservation strategies, resulting from the collaboration of students and their host institutions:
Parque Natural Metropolitano (PNM)
Funcatión Dobbo Yala
Centro del Agua del Trópico Húmedo para América Latina y el Caribe (CATHALAC)
Madres Maestras - Vallecito
Fondo Peregrino-Panamá
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)
Conservation, Research, Education and Action (CREA)
Peace Corps-Panamá
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

 

Student Reports:

Biodiversity and abundance of lianas along two rivers of varying levels of anthropogenic disturbance in the Parque Natural Metropolitano, Panamá

Students: Trevor D'Arcy, Sandrine Hogue-Hugron, Guillaume Lamarre, Stephen Morison

Estimating Carbon Stocks in Tropical Hardwood Plantations

Report: Report on Estimating Carbon Stocks in Tropical Hardwood Plantations [.pdf]

Databases:

Biomass Calculations Biomass Calculations [.pdf]

2006 Subplot-diameter-height-basal D-Dall Subplot-diameter-height-basal-D-Dall [.pdf]

Regression Data Regression Data [.pdf]

Specific Leaf Area Data Specific Leaf Area Data [.pdf]

Students: Benjamin Wadham-Gagnon, Diana Sharpe

Commercialization and Artisanal Agroindustry: Sustainable Livelihood Strategies for Rural Capira, Panamá
Report: Commercialization and Artisanal Agroindustry: Sustainable Livelihood Strategies for Rural Capira, Panama [.pdf]

Students: Natalie Gibb, Gabrielle Smilga-Palardy

¿Niños Maestros? Environmental Education and Knowledge Transmission in Two Rural Communities of the Panama Canal Watershed
Report: ¿Niños Maestros? Environmental Education and Knowledge Transmission in Two Rural Communities of the Panama Canal Watershed [.pdf]

Students: Maude-Alexandrée St-Denis-Monfils, Anna Usborne

A Comparative Study of Four Mangrove-Dependent Communities: Perceptions and Progress of CATHALAC'S CRABOMAP Project
Report: A Comparative Study of Four Mangrove-Dependent Communities: Perceptions and Progress of CATHALAC'S CRABOMAP Projec [.pdf]

Students: Shawna Craig, Molly Merriman, Chelsea Combest-Friedman

The Fishermen of La Playita, Colón: Ecotourism in Threatened Coastal Ecosystems

Report: The Fishermen of La Playita, Colón: Ecotourism in Threatened Coastal Ecosystems [.pdf]

Pamphlet, "Isla Galeta Mangrove Tours": English Isla Galeta Mangrove Tours Pamphlet - English [.pdf] / Spanish Isla Galeta Mangove Tours - Spanish Pamphlet [.pdf]

Powerpoint Presentations:
Powerpoint presentation instructions [.ppt]
Part 1 Los Pescadores - Part 1 [.ppt]
Part 2 Los Pescadores - Part 2 [.ppt]

Students: Marina Chirchikova, Martine Chaussard, Etienne Low-Décarie

Traditional Kuna Agriculture in the Face of Occidental Influence: Impacts and Responses in Ukupseni

Report to Foundacion Dobbo Yala Traditional Kuna Agriculture [.pdf]

Report to McGill University Traditional Kuna Agriculture [.pdf]

Students: Heather Elliott, Louis Tanguay

Creating a Viable Network of NFO/Governmental Partners for the Peace Corps Panama

Report: Creating a Viable Network of NFO/Governmental Partners for the Peace Corps Panama [.pdf]

Student: Karine Tardif

Community Based Environmental-Education - A Waste Management Project in Vallecito

Report: Madres Maestras Waste Management in Vallecito Report [.pdf]

Guides:

Vallecito Waste Guide 2006 Vallecito Waste Guide 2006 [.pdf]

English Guide 2006 Vallecito Waste Guide 2006 - English [.pdf]

Generic Waste Guide 2006 Generic Waste Management Guide 2006 [.pdf]

Students: Lindsay Galway, Katya Seckar, Rebekah Church

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