We have addressed three issues in this project regarding the Batipa Peninsula and the surrounding areas: solutions for teak by-products, reconnecting wildlife corridors, and the sustainability of the Chiriquí Province through education. Our mission was to create effective and attainable solutions for these issues. We conducted primary research, via interviews and on-site visits, to find low-cost, low-risk solutions for these problems. Our recommendations included new equipment for better teak efficiency, construction of permanent structures for wildlife, planned future projects, proposed classes, critiqued Oteima’s online presence, and generated new tourism itineraries for Batipa.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Johnson, Ryan
• Amato, Nicolas F.
• Lundblade, Theodorus Ruys
• Lemay, Connor Michael

Subject

• Industry
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-101118-111043

Keyword

• Sustainable development--Social aspects
• Wildlife conservation
• Sustainability

Advisor

• McCauley, Stephen M.
• Sphar, Jefferson Alex
• Chiarelli, James A.

Year

• 2018

Center

• Panama City, Panama Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Otiema University
• Batipa Field Institute

Date created

• 2018-10-11

Location

• Panama City

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2020-12-31