Mapping the Darién Gap
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Browse Full-length Non-member Titles![An aerial photo of the South African Continent. The western boundaries and the lower triangular region of the continent are highlighted. Caption: The forest is called the Darien Gap.](https://org-dcmp-staticassets.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/posterimages/12828_1.jpg)
The Darién Gap is a remote tropical forest that has been home to indigenous people for thousands of years. As pressures from outside human development encroach on the forest, these communities are protecting their land using a cutting-edge tool: drones. Through a partnership with a nonprofit organization, the Rainforest Foundation, they map their community boundaries to secure land titles, create sustainable land-use plans, and monitor their forests against logging and ranching.
Media Details
Runtime: 10 minutes 34 seconds
- Topic: Geography, Science
- Subtopic: Conservation, Environmental Issues, World Geography
- Grade/Interest Level: 10 - 12
- Standards:
- Release Year: 2018
- Producer/Distributor: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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