{"id":454,"date":"2024-11-21T20:40:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T20:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/?page_id=454"},"modified":"2026-09-08T19:23:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T19:23:36","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/home-video-poster.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull home-cover has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);min-height:100vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/12\/Sequence-01_22.mp4\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-466d1727 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-offwhite-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2 has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b2d60ca5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.6\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-default has-custom-offwhite-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);font-size:clamp(54.054px, 3.378rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 7.361), 110px);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-3px\">Agua Salud<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">is an experimental platform designed to study the ecosystem services provided by tropical forests and how they change with land use and environmental change.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our studies of ecosystem processes provide the knowledge necessary to predict global change effects on the goods and services that secure lives and livelihoods and build resilient societies.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull activate-sticky-menu importance-watersheds has-primary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b09b46ed wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/vector-3.svg&apos;);background-position:0% 25%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5b1ef770 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-offwhite-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f6026890 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-max-60-font-size\">The importance of watersheds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.6\">A watershed is an area of land bounded by ridges, hills, and slopes where all the water from rainfall drains into a single body of water, be it a stream, river or a lake. A healthy watershed is an important natural resource for people and wildlife, and provides many ecosystem services, like abundant clean water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">The Panama Canal Watershed is the main provider of drinking water for 2 million people living within and next to the watershed. Rainfall falling within the watershed drives the Panama Canal and is thus an economic engine for the country and essential to global commerce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-755373c2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large blob-1 blob\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/d913712f3c1046e1ba0f07e708942ea2-1-850x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull our-purpose has-secondary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3513bb0d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-uppercase-title has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7\">Our Purpose<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">Sustainability science in the service of<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-011724cd wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group purpose is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f988bee0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized is-style-rounded blob-bg blob-bg-1 lightgreen\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/01\/37cc77bd9168b92a61632aeda999090f-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2446\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:230px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/01\/37cc77bd9168b92a61632aeda999090f-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/01\/37cc77bd9168b92a61632aeda999090f-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/01\/37cc77bd9168b92a61632aeda999090f-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/01\/37cc77bd9168b92a61632aeda999090f-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2.7px;text-transform:uppercase\">Optimizing\u2028<br>reforestation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group purpose is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7bf6a314 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized is-style-rounded blob-bg blob-bg-2 orange\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/396f9939de3cdad33e7bc69aa9b76e75-scaled-1-300x199.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-244\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:230px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/396f9939de3cdad33e7bc69aa9b76e75-scaled-1-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/396f9939de3cdad33e7bc69aa9b76e75-scaled-1-1024x680.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/396f9939de3cdad33e7bc69aa9b76e75-scaled-1-768x510.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/396f9939de3cdad33e7bc69aa9b76e75-scaled-1-1536x1020.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/396f9939de3cdad33e7bc69aa9b76e75-scaled-1-2048x1360.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-10 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2.7px;text-transform:uppercase\">Restoring degraded landscapes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group purpose is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7bf6a314 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized is-style-rounded blob-bg blob-bg-3 red\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/5e817699bfd9690fe9357523c6d76f09-1-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:230px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/5e817699bfd9690fe9357523c6d76f09-1-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/5e817699bfd9690fe9357523c6d76f09-1-scaled-1-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/5e817699bfd9690fe9357523c6d76f09-1-scaled-1-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/5e817699bfd9690fe9357523c6d76f09-1-scaled-1-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/5e817699bfd9690fe9357523c6d76f09-1-scaled-1-2048x1367.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-11 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2.7px;text-transform:uppercase\">Carbon sequestration<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group purpose is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1c0e585f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized is-style-rounded blob-bg blob-bg-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/6d523216c78143075c4f6ce8f067762c-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:230px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/6d523216c78143075c4f6ce8f067762c-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/6d523216c78143075c4f6ce8f067762c-scaled-1-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/6d523216c78143075c4f6ce8f067762c-scaled-1-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/6d523216c78143075c4f6ce8f067762c-scaled-1-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/6d523216c78143075c4f6ce8f067762c-scaled-1-2048x1367.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-12 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2.7px;text-transform:uppercase\">Increased dry season\u2028stream flow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group purpose is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1c0e585f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized is-style-rounded blob-bg blob-bg-5 yellow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/bbd6f6efc6365f715adce7f943752add-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-232\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:230px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/bbd6f6efc6365f715adce7f943752add-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/bbd6f6efc6365f715adce7f943752add-scaled-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/bbd6f6efc6365f715adce7f943752add-scaled-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/bbd6f6efc6365f715adce7f943752add-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/bbd6f6efc6365f715adce7f943752add-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-13 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2.7px;text-transform:uppercase\">Biodiversity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group purpose is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1c0e585f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized is-style-rounded blob-bg blob-bg-6 darkgreen\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/8b1eccedd91f1d7d68bb0ae4de9dc6ba-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-229\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:230px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/8b1eccedd91f1d7d68bb0ae4de9dc6ba-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/8b1eccedd91f1d7d68bb0ae4de9dc6ba-scaled-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/8b1eccedd91f1d7d68bb0ae4de9dc6ba-scaled-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/8b1eccedd91f1d7d68bb0ae4de9dc6ba-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/8b1eccedd91f1d7d68bb0ae4de9dc6ba-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-14 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2.7px;text-transform:uppercase\">SUPPORTING NATURE-BASED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-style-no-padding home-smart-reforestation has-custom-offwhite-color has-custom-green-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-15 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9ba6dbca wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group half-page-image has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\" style=\"min-height:100%;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/smart-reforestation.jpg&apos;);background-position:72% 56.99999999999999%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-custom-white-color has-custom-green-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-16 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-641371e3 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Smart reforestation\u00ae<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Growing human populations and a changing climate requires efficient use of landscapes to secure human well-being, particularly on infertile soils and degraded lands.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">Smart reforestation uses scientific research to optimize reforestation efforts, by planting the right tree species in the right place, at the right time and for the right reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-9860af47 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/what-we-do\/\">Learn more about what we do<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull home-long-term has-custom-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8e83a2c4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-17\">Commitment to long-term research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">The Agua Salud Project takes the long view allowing researchers to study ecosystem dynamics over long periods thus capturing infrequent events, such as severe droughts and floods, events that may disproportionately affect ecosystem processes. The platform affords a more complete understanding necessary to developing sustainable solutions with applications throughout the tropics. Research pillars include: &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group venn is-style-hidden-mobile has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-18 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left venn-1-text wp-block-paragraph\">Hydrological research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"venn-2-text wp-block-paragraph\">Secondary forest dynamics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"venn-intersection-text wp-block-paragraph\">Integration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"venn-3-text wp-block-paragraph\">Plantations and other planted lands<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group venn-1 has-secondary-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-07235f68 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group venn-2 has-custom-lime-green-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-07235f68 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group venn-3 has-custom-orange-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-07235f68 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-hidden-desktop has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/6b4a24309fbd51f1f155ef15deb84fbd-1024x833.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/6b4a24309fbd51f1f155ef15deb84fbd-1024x833.png 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/6b4a24309fbd51f1f155ef15deb84fbd-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/6b4a24309fbd51f1f155ef15deb84fbd-768x625.png 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/6b4a24309fbd51f1f155ef15deb84fbd-1536x1249.png 1536w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/6b4a24309fbd51f1f155ef15deb84fbd.png 1558w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-844cdc94 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/research\/\">Learn more ABOUT OUR RESEARCH<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-style-no-padding is-style-columns-reverse project-members has-custom-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9ba6dbca wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-custom-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-19 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-cecbef1a wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:15%;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:15%;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Agua Salud is a unique, multidisciplinary, long-term research platform that attracts scientists and collaborators from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-9860af47 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/team\/\">Meet the Team<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group half-page-image has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\" style=\"min-height:100%;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/12\/agua-salud-team.jpg&apos;);background-position:41% 52%;background-size:cover;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-parallax research-facility has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-20\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);min-height:600px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-280 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/a2e2f8f0fa654320f5234e8f14ea4352-e1732649254293.jpeg)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-primary-background-color has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-04199289 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-uppercase-title has-large-font-size\">Research Facility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">The Agua Salud research facility was first established in the 1980s, in the areas around the Panama Canal Watershed, about 50 km northwest of Panama City in Col\u00f3n Province. Visit the Agua Salud research facility website for more information.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d61d70aa wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-external\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/stri.si.edu\/facility\/agua-salud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">visit facility website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-style-default testimonial\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);aspect-ratio:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1146\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-295\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/6e6dc2e723c96096f88d9949337dd53c.jpeg\" style=\"object-position:17% 29%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"17% 29%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/6e6dc2e723c96096f88d9949337dd53c.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/6e6dc2e723c96096f88d9949337dd53c-300x172.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/6e6dc2e723c96096f88d9949337dd53c-1024x587.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/6e6dc2e723c96096f88d9949337dd53c-768x440.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/6e6dc2e723c96096f88d9949337dd53c-1536x880.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(89deg,rgb(0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-e0a94a20 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7a936dda wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide testimonial-blob has-base-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-21 has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ee3276b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:90px;padding-right:40px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:80px\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">\u201cAgua Salud is unmatched in scope and scale. The largest study of tropical secondary forest of its kind,&nbsp;long-term restoration studies, and stream flow monitoring provide essential insights and opportunities necessary to advance sustainability science.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-si-yellow-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-22\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Jeff Hall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Agua Salud project director <br>and lead scientist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-style-no-padding is-style-columns-reverse applying has-custom-offwhite-color has-custom-green-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-23 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9ba6dbca wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-custom-white-color has-custom-green-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-24 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-641371e3 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default\">Applying what we\u2019ve learned<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Agua Salud has its roots in both the Panama Canal Watershed Monitoring Project and PRORENA<\/strong><\/strong>, a native species reforestation project designed to study the biophysical and socio-economic barriers to native tree species reforestation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But how do we have an impact beyond?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">We are mobilizing knowledge into action and taking smart reforestation across Panama and the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-9860af47 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/research\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group half-page-image has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\" style=\"min-height:100%;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/homepage-applying-what-we-learned-1.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-style-no-padding education has-custom-offwhite-color has-secondary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-25 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9ba6dbca wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group half-page-image has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\" style=\"min-height:100%;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/01\/outreach2.jpg&apos;);background-position:6% 78%;background-size:cover;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-custom-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-26 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-641371e3 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education and outreach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">The Agua Salud Project seeks to establish partnerships and collaborations for community science and education programs, to drive collective action and solutions for a more resilient and sustainable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-9860af47 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/research\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull home-news has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#f5f8f0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c99f6ffb wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Read the latest news and stories about the Agua Salud project and initiatives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-query-is-layout-74a0d45e wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\"><ul class=\"columns-2 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-d07f3b96 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3358 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d1ef150b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;min-height:100%;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group featured-image-wrap has-neutral-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/2025\/05\/13\/workshop-on-biophysical-science-at-the-university-of-panama-penonome\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1436\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/05\/workshop_on_biophysical_science_0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Workshop on Biophysical Science at the University of Panama, Penonom\u00e9\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/05\/workshop_on_biophysical_science_0.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/05\/workshop_on_biophysical_science_0-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/05\/workshop_on_biophysical_science_0-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/05\/workshop_on_biophysical_science_0-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/05\/workshop_on_biophysical_science_0-1536x1149.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/05\/workshop_on_biophysical_science_0-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-481845f8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100%;margin-top:30px;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/category\/education\/\" rel=\"tag\">Education<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h5 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/2025\/05\/13\/workshop-on-biophysical-science-at-the-university-of-panama-penonome\/\" target=\"_self\" >Workshop on Biophysical Science at the University of Panama, Penonom\u00e9<\/a><\/h5>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Researchers participating in STRI\u2019s Rohr Reforestation Initiatives in the Ng\u00e4be-Bugl\u00e9 Comarca were hosted by Professor Emilio Mariscal to lead a&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0ef57a8d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"color:#9c9c9c\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-27 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-05-13T16:17:57+00:00\">May 13, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/2025\/05\/13\/workshop-on-biophysical-science-at-the-university-of-panama-penonome\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Workshop on Biophysical Science at the University of Panama, Penonom\u00e9<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3163 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-announcements tag-agua-salud-exhibit tag-ecosystem-services tag-exhibit-opening tag-punta-culebra-nature-center tag-smart-reforestation\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d1ef150b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;min-height:100%;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group featured-image-wrap has-neutral-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/2025\/04\/08\/visit-the-agua-salud-exhibit-at-punta-culebra\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/02\/Corte-de-Cinta-agua-salud-punta-culebra-apertura_2025.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Visit the Agua Salud Exhibit at Punta Culebra\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/02\/Corte-de-Cinta-agua-salud-punta-culebra-apertura_2025.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/02\/Corte-de-Cinta-agua-salud-punta-culebra-apertura_2025-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/02\/Corte-de-Cinta-agua-salud-punta-culebra-apertura_2025-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/02\/Corte-de-Cinta-agua-salud-punta-culebra-apertura_2025-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/02\/Corte-de-Cinta-agua-salud-punta-culebra-apertura_2025-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/02\/Corte-de-Cinta-agua-salud-punta-culebra-apertura_2025-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-481845f8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100%;margin-top:30px;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/category\/announcements\/\" rel=\"tag\">Announcements<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h5 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/2025\/04\/08\/visit-the-agua-salud-exhibit-at-punta-culebra\/\" target=\"_self\" >Visit the Agua Salud Exhibit at Punta Culebra<\/a><\/h5>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Learn more about the Agua Salud experiment in the Panama Canal Watershed through an exhibit at the Punta Culebra Nature&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0ef57a8d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"color:#9c9c9c\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-28 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-04-08T14:55:42+00:00\">April 8, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/2025\/04\/08\/visit-the-agua-salud-exhibit-at-punta-culebra\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Visit the Agua Salud Exhibit at Punta Culebra<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2974 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-announcements\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d1ef150b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;min-height:100%;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group featured-image-wrap has-neutral-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/2025\/02\/18\/welcome-slendy-rodriguez\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/02\/Agua-Salud-Report_2024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Welcome, Slendy Rodriguez\u00a0\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/02\/Agua-Salud-Report_2024-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/02\/Agua-Salud-Report_2024-1-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/02\/Agua-Salud-Report_2024-1-768x539.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-481845f8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100%;margin-top:30px;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/category\/announcements\/\" rel=\"tag\">Announcements<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h5 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/2025\/02\/18\/welcome-slendy-rodriguez\/\" target=\"_self\" >Welcome, Slendy Rodriguez\u00a0<\/a><\/h5>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Dr. Slendy Rodriguez will be providing technical support and helping to guide forest restoration research as part of the nascent&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0ef57a8d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"color:#9c9c9c\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-29 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-02-18T20:31:00+00:00\">February 18, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/2025\/02\/18\/welcome-slendy-rodriguez\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Welcome, Slendy Rodriguez\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2935 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-announcements\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d1ef150b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;min-height:100%;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group featured-image-wrap has-neutral-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/2025\/02\/18\/welcome-jahir-batista\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/02\/Jahir-Field-Agua-Salud.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Welcome, Jahir Batista\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/02\/Jahir-Field-Agua-Salud.jpg 960w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/02\/Jahir-Field-Agua-Salud-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/02\/Jahir-Field-Agua-Salud-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-481845f8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100%;margin-top:30px;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/category\/announcements\/\" rel=\"tag\">Announcements<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h5 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/2025\/02\/18\/welcome-jahir-batista\/\" target=\"_self\" >Welcome, Jahir Batista<\/a><\/h5>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">We are pleased to welcome Dr. Jahir Batista Andrade to Agua Salud. Jahir grew up in Santiago, Panama, graduating from&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0ef57a8d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"color:#9c9c9c\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-30 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-02-18T20:24:06+00:00\">February 18, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/2025\/02\/18\/welcome-jahir-batista\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Welcome, Jahir Batista<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group featured-video-block has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b99b966d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-bottom:0\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-uppercase-title\">Featured Video<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">Welcome to Agua Salud<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group featured-video-wrap has-border-color has-custom-orange-red-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d73f27;border-width:7px;border-radius:22px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Welcome to Agua Salud\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9J9Zm_VXcWg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-position:0% 15%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull activate-sticky-menu engage-block has-custom-green-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-49de0d31 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group engage-block-text has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-31 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f698b1a3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:132px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:199px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.6\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-max-60-font-size\">Engage with Agua Salud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Agua Salud project is a unique initiative to confront the most pressing climate issues and threats, to protect our natural resources and the welfare of our communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">Join us in supporting smart reforestation and creating an impact across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0f603c16 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/contact\/\">Get in touch<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/donate\/\" style=\"background-color:#10294a00\">Donate<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group engage-block-image has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-161927c1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large blob-2 blob\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/donate-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-961\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/donate-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/donate-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/donate-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/donate-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/donate.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull take-action-block has-base-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-32 has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e9bb12c5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:80px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-uppercase-title\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">Take Action<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bc33185d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group action-link has-custom-blue-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-87e00897 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-right-radius:50px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b70225b1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/resources\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/cd8b880db7bac07bf84d474c94905511-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-256\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/cd8b880db7bac07bf84d474c94905511-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/cd8b880db7bac07bf84d474c94905511-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/cd8b880db7bac07bf84d474c94905511-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/cd8b880db7bac07bf84d474c94905511.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c38aee8f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:145px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/resources\/\">Useful resources<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group action-link has-custom-lime-green-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-87e00897 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-right-radius:50px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b70225b1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stri.si.edu\/facility\/agua-salud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/12\/be9cd5cdfaf67839cdd8125c3d64b35c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1285\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/12\/be9cd5cdfaf67839cdd8125c3d64b35c.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/12\/be9cd5cdfaf67839cdd8125c3d64b35c-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/12\/be9cd5cdfaf67839cdd8125c3d64b35c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/12\/be9cd5cdfaf67839cdd8125c3d64b35c-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c38aee8f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:145px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stri.si.edu\/facility\/agua-salud\">Do research at Agua Salud<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group action-link has-secondary-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dcba3d40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-right-radius:50px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b70225b1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/contact\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/aguasalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2024\/11\/Agua-Salud_20191204_SRP-087.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-148\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" 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