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First Planning Meeting of our biodiversity project

First Planning Meeting of our Biodiversity Project in Nicaragua

Dear Friends and supporters,

Last September 2nd we officially started our research project on biodiversity entitled “Saving Species along Nicaragua's Inter-Oceanic Canal Route”. During the first planning meeting, held with project collaborators, we consolidated our plans for recruiting students and research volunteers and providing preliminary training in sample collections and archiving methodology. Initially we will be focusing on butterflies, mollusks and birds.

Thank you for your continued support

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About This Project

The interoceanic canal through Nicaragua will cause irreparable harm to Mesoamerican marine and terrestrial flora and fauna and the gene flow. We hope to save Nicaragua's biodiversity by collecting samples along the canal route to create a baseline DNA registry of existing species before canal damage makes this impossible. Many future treatments/cures for plant and animal diseases may be hidden among this unexplored biodiversity (think aspirin and quinine), as well as new resources for industry.

Blast off!

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