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*

