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Metropolitan Natural Park: Urban Protected Area and Forest Geography in Panama
Tracing the boundaries of a rare city-based wildlife refuge
Metropolitan Natural Park offers a significant study of urban conservation in Panama, protecting 265 hectares of Pacific tropical dry forest. Situated along the Panama Canal watershed, the terrain provides essential forest connectivity and diverse microhabitats, serving as a critical sanctuary within the dense metropolitan fabric of Panama City.
- Area
- 2.65 km²
- Established
- 1985
- IUCN
- II
- Relief
- Upland



