Research & Development

In addition to the management of the reserve itself, the “Bamboo House” Research Station in the Jama-Coaque Reserve serves two functions:

• It is a living laboratory for sustainable systems research, where we grow our own food and manage the land according to the principles of permaculture design, with a particular focus on appropriate technology and reforestation.
• It is a center for biological research. Past studies include Paul S. Hamilton’s discovery of new species of frog and Maria Eugenia Gavilanes’s study of primate migrating patterns, and our doors are always open to graduates and professionals interested in pursuing new research projects

Third Millennium Alliance also has several ongoing sustainable community development projects in Camarones, which is located 3 km down the road from the Jama-Coaque Ecological Reserve.