Cartagena Botanical Garden
Saturday July 9th- Afternoon (4h, 1:00pm-5:00pm)
Participants will visit the collection of more than 300 plant species of the Colombian Caribbean that the Botanical Garden of Cartagena “Guillermo Piñeres” houses.
Field Trip
National Aviary
Sunday July 10th – Morning (4h, 8:00am-12:00m), or
Friday July 15th- Morning (4h, 9:00am-1:00pm)
In this field trip participants will learn about the bird diversity of Colombia and Latin America, being in touch with different landscapes and hundreds of bird species.
Field Trip
La Boquilla Mangrove
Saturday July 9th- (7:00am-2:30pm), or
Friday July 15th- (7:00am-2:30pm)
This Mangrove Route is an exotic lever canoe tour through the mangrove swamps of the Ciénaga de la Virgen
Field Trip
Island Sustainability: Challenges under social and environmental uncertainty.
Sunday July 10th- Morning (4h, 7:00am-11:00am)
Throughout a visit to the Oceanario Islas del Rosario Aquarium, this field-based course aims to engage participants to reflect about the challenges that islands territories are facing with climate change and biodiversity loss.
Field Course
Seed banking and propagation for restoration projects: a hands-on experience at the Cartagena Botanical Garden
Saturday July 9th- Morning (4h, 8:00am-12:00m)
Practice the science of plant propagation and understand the logistics and financing of ecosystem restoration at the Cartagena Botanical Garden’s seed bank and research nursery.
Field Course
Field techniques for surveying lianas
Saturday July 9th- Afternoon (4h, 1:00pm-5:00pm)
Lianas are an increasingly important component of tropical forests; this workshop will provide the techniques to include lianas in new and ongoing ecological studies.
Field Course
Field Trips & Field Courses