Life in the Field

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Panama
Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies
Student Post

A Week in the Life of a Panama Student

by Nina Hulet

Monday: Waking up bright and early, a few of my friends and I started our week off on a bright note by doing sunrise yoga on the center’s dock. After...
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March 10, 2020 
		
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Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies
Faculty Post

SFS Panama in TCI!

by Carolyn Kovacs, M.S.

Hola! This is a guest post, as I am normally the lecturer in Tropical Coastal Ecology for the SFS Center for Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies in Bocas del Toro, Panama....
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July 30, 2019 
		
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Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies
Staff Post

Bread-Making on the Farm

by Holly Hummel

The Santos farm on San Cristobal is a beautiful, secluded place. I was first invited there this spring when arranging a class trip to learn how to make yani queques...
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June 29, 2019
Panama
Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies
Liz Walker
Student Post

Final Impressions of Panama

by Liz Walker

  At the beginning of the spring semester, student Liz Walker shared her first impressions of Panama. Now, after a semester in country, we reconnected with Liz.   What did...
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May 7, 2019
Panama
Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies
Staff Post

Directed Research in Panama

by Jorie Heilman

Directed Research is up and running in Bocas. We have three groups this semester working on very different projects: Professor Carolyn Kovacs' group (Tropical Coastal Ecology) is continuing a project...
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April 24, 2019
Panama
Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies
Siobhan Moynihan
Student Post

The Human Footprint, and the Soothing Sounds of Nature

by Siobhan Moynihan

There’s a melody to conservation, and I was once told by a professor to listen to the sounds nature made. Whether that be the falling of heavy rain on our...
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April 8, 2019
Panama
Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies
Faculty Post

Making Connections

by Carolyn Kovacs, M.S.

Even though Bocas del Toro is a relatively small island group with an equally small population, it is home to a surprisingly large number of organizations and people that are...
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April 8, 2019 
		
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Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies
Faculty Post

Supporting Local Tourism

by Leon Mach, Ph.D.

It is rare for academics to get a chance to put their ideas into practice. One of the best parts about working with SFS is getting the opportunity to moderate...
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February 26, 2019 
		
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Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies
Staff Post

Directed Research in Bocas

by Jorie Heilman

The start of our Directed Research projects has come up quickly here in Panama. The students have practiced various field methods throughout the semester and now they get to put...
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November 26, 2018
Panama
Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies
Student Post

Connected to the Field

by Brian Sands

The biggest appeal of SFS, to me, is written right there in the name: field studies. The importance of field work as a way to improve the retention of information...
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November 26, 2018 
		
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Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies
Faculty Post

Tourism and Indigenous Communities in Panama

by Leon Mach, Ph.D.

Can an entire Indigenous community benefit from tourism visitation? The UN estimates that Tourism is now one of the world’s largest industries and employs one out of every ten workers...
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September 27, 2018 
		
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