Investigations Conducted in Indigenous Areas

Darien, Bocas del Toro.

General information
All applications should be submitted at least two months in advance of expected arrival

• If your study requires the collection of flora/fauna, you should apply for the ANAM collection permit.
• Preliminary personal contact by the visitor with the authorities in the area of study is a requirement.
• STRI will provide an introductory letter - Office of External Affairs.
• Obtain a written agreement/consent from the community chief where research is scheduled to be conducted.
• A copy of your written agreement/consent should be hand delivered to the Office of External Affairs, STRI.
• The Office of External Affairs will notify the corresponding national authorities of your project.
• Please notify the visitor’s office at STRIRegistration@si.edu with arrivals/departure dates and areas selected.  The Visitor’s office will help you with the online registration and provide logistic assistance.
• It is a host country requirement to provide a copy of any publication or reproduction from the research including an abstract in Spanish, after completing your study.
• Proper acknowledgments should be made in the publication to authorities facilitating the research.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUBMIT

• Protocol of the investigation should include:
  • Principal Investigator’s name
  • Research assistant/s name/s
  • Nationality/ies
  • Passport number/s
  • Title of Research Project
  • STRI sponsor/advisor
  • Copy of passport/s of each participant
  • Resume / of each participant

 

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT In Spanish

Your description should not be too technical. Be explicit about any possible environmental impact.  Minimum 4 or 5 pages.

Include

• General objective
• Duration of the project
• Justification
• Methodology
• Place or area where the study will take place
• Describe area and send a map attached to this application.  Mandatory
• Itinerary/working schedule – date and sites to be visited
• Samples collected - scientific and common names
• Describe any field marks and equipment that will be placed in the field and specify when they will be situated and removed.

Information should be submitted to STRI/Office of External Affairs, Tupper Bldg. 628, or write to Celideth De Leon, e-mail deleonc@si.edu, Tel. 507. 212.8050.

GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

THE AGREEMENT /CONSENT WITH THE INDIGENOUS AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE  BASED ON (PLEASE, WRITE IN SPANISH)

• CONSULTATION AT ALL TIME WITH THE COMMUNITY CHIEF
• CONSENT TO DO THE WORK IN THE AREA
• ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION
• DEVELOP WORK METHODOLOGY WITH THE COMMUNITY CHIEF OR SPECIAL MEMBERS.
• ACCES TO DATA AND INFORMATION FROM THE CHIEF OR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
• EXPECTATION OF THE STUDY
• INTELECTUAL PROPERTY, CONFIDENCIALTIY AND ACCESS TO THE FINAL INVESTIGATION
• ON SITE TRANSLATORS
• RESPECT TO THE CULTURE AND COMMUNITY
• PROTECTION AND RESPECT TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND LIFE STYLE.
• REQUIREMENTS MAY VARY DEPENDING ON THE COMMUNITY.  DIFFERENT ARRAGEMENTS MAY BE NECESSARY.

*This information may be subject to change*