In Panama’s tropical forests, trees are quietly rewriting the rules of survival. Faced with longer, harsher dry spells, they are reallocating energy below ground, extending roots deeper into the soil ...

It’s a damp morning at the start of the rainy season in the middle of Panama’s tropical cloud forest. Mist hangs in the air, the not-too-distant volcano is shrouded in fog, and trees bristle in the ...

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh is presenting “Tropical Forest Panama,” which immerses visitors in the nature, culture and interconnectedness of the Panamanian forest system.

Recent studies from two long-running planted forest experiments in China and Panama find that increasing tree diversity in reforestation efforts can boost resilience in the face of climate change, ...

During my 2023-24 IIE Rodman C. Rockefeller Centennial Fellowship research in eastern Panama, I walked through my neighbor Johnson’s land (not his real name), discussing the 18 hectares (44 acres) of ...

Ari, the female jaguar, was spotted on the banks of a river within the De Leon family farm, emitting a roar that sounded like a mating call. “Is she coming with her baby? She can bring her baby. We ...

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