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The park that protects the Panama Canal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Nicholas Smythe
Nicholas Smythe
Affiliation:
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Box 2072, Balboa, Panama.
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The forests flanking the Panama Canal were protected in its early days for military reasons. Today the forest is seen to be essential to protect water supplies both for people and for the operation of the canal, and Panama has wisely created a national park. The Parque Nacional Soberania preserves 22,000 hectares of Neotropical forest and its wildlife. The author, who has been working in the area for the past 15 years, points out some of the park's advantages and difficulties.

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Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , January 1984 , pp. 42 - 46
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Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1984