A N E Valuation of C Anopy T Ourism in C Osta R Ica

A three-day workshop was organized at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belguim, 6-8 July 2005, with financial support from the European Science Foundation, United Nations Environment Programme and Global Canopy Programme <>. The workshop focused on the international project IBISCA (Investigating the Biodiversity of Soil and Canopy Arthopods; < < w w w . n a t u r a l s c i e n c e s . b e / c b / a n t s / p r o j e c t s / ibisca_main.htm>>, an initiative of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and of Pro-Natura International with the technical support of Océan Vert. This project studies the vertical stratification and beta diversity of arthropods in the San Lorenzo rainforest in Panama, using state-ofthe art methods of canopy access and sampling, namely canopy fogging, canopy cranes, single rope techniques, and canopy raft and peripherals. The aims of the workshop, which was attended by 37 scientists from 16 countries, were (a) to summarize what has been learned IBISCA: TOWARDS A CENSUS OF CANOPY LIFE