Professor Troy Abel from Huxley College of the Environment and his students share their insights on ecological citizenship, political biogeography, and immersions in one of the most biologically intense places on the planet. Costa Rica is translated as rich coast, a name originating from Spanish conquistadors who mistakenly thought the land was filled with gold. Many now recognize that Costa Rica’s riches are more green than gold with more than 4 percent of the world’s estimated biodiversity. Costa Rica has universal health care, a longer life expectancy than the U.S., and no military. Only by expanding our attention to all of these facets can one begin to see “Ecotopia’s Prism,” or Costa Rica’s intersections of ecology, economy, and culture fostering and inhibiting sustainability.

Friday, June 26, 2009

The jungle from the inside

Hi Everyone!

I (Sara De Sitter) would like to fill you in on what the botany team has been up to.

Today we got to start our research project. At around 1:45pm we took off down a trail to set up our transect. Of course that is exactly when it started to rain. An hour later we were still trying to find a place to fit our 50m x 10m transect and we were so wet we blended in with the rain. At 4:00 we ended our reseach for the day. Despite the drenching rain and the puddles in my rubber boots we had found a place to set up our transect and had pin-pointed two of the corners. Of course we were working hard but we also took the time to enjoy watching tucans and taking pictures by the river. It was a successful day!
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