On June 17 by the Panama Association of Reforestation and the Panama Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture announced a plan that would bring back nearly 2.5 million acres of rainforest over the next 20 years. The Panamanian initiative has 3 main goals: bolster development of Panama’s forestry sector, to make the goals outlined in Panama’s National Forestry Plan become realized, and to help Panama reach it’s goals of cutting green house gas emissions over the next few decades. | Read more about Panama’s reforestation efforts on Triple Pundit
Reforestation plan in Panama could cut 7 million tons of CO2 emissions annually
More of Today's Solutions
Kenya unlocks $160 million to protect the Maasai Mara and Tsavo ecosystems
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Kenya committed $160 million over ten years to protect 173,000 square kilometers (roughly 67,000 square miles, or 17.3 ...
Read MoreWill vinegar actually keep bugs out this fall? Pest experts explain what works
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM As temperatures drop, bugs start looking for the same thing you do: somewhere warmer. If you've been reaching ...
Read MoreStronger concrete, cleaner landfills—how scrap carpet fibers are reinventing ...
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Concrete is the foundation of modern civilization, but its notorious tendency to crack isn’t just a construction headache—it’s ...
Read MoreHow sheep are powering the solar boom in a win for sustainability and agricul...
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM On a sprawling solar farm in rural Texas, thousands of sheep are hard at work. Beneath rows of ...
Read More
