Panama Canal Watershed Threatened By Depletion Of Tropical Forest

One very important issue to be addressed by the Earth Summit in Brazil in 1992 is how countries can protect their land resources against deforestation, desertification, soil loss and drought. In Panama, massive deforestation and cattle ranching are threatening the vital economic assets of the country - the Panama canal watershed and hydroelectric plants which provide eighty percent of the electricity needs of the country. This programme shows how Panama is meeting the development needs of its growing population while at the same time preserving its forest watershed vital to its international waterway and energy power requirement.