Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/blog/smithsonian-tropical-research-institute/RSS feed for Smithsonian Tropical Research InstituteenThu, 02 Mar 2023 19:25:00 +0000Bigger Is Better: Panama Expands MPA to Protect More Than 54 Percent of Its Oceanshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-tropical-research-institute/2023/03/02/bigger-is-better-panama-expands-mpa-to-protect-more-than-54-of-its-oceans/This initiative, backed by data from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, aims to mitigate climate change, protect the country’s deep-sea marine-mountain environments, and safeguard wildlife from human interventionThu, 02 Mar 2023 19:25:00 +0000