Secondary forest in Panama (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Secondary forest in Panama

Caption

Ensuring that Panama meets its carbon sequestration goals in the future will require a combination of active reforestation and allowing passive natural processes of forest succession to take place.

Credit

Ana Endara, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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