Pictures of Deforestation in Panama

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These " Pictures of Deforestation in Panama " were taken during my 2007 trip to Panama.

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Government-sponsored housing projects have been built on landfilled mangrove swamps near Colon, Panama Deforestation near Colon Deforestation near the Zona Libre Forest clearing near Colon Panamanian forest clearing Landfilling mangrove swamp in Panama

Panamanian mangrove deforestation Forest clearing near Colon, Panama Tree-felling in Panama Tractor tearing up forest in Panama Former mangrove forest, landfilled for port container storage Reclaiming mangrove forest for container storage Edge of the mangrove forest -- to be cleared shortly Evergreen container storage in Panama Getting the bad news from a surveyor Urban expansion threatens native forests in Central America Forest canopy