{"id":4853,"date":"2025-12-11T06:02:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T06:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepanamaproject.org\/?page_id=4853"},"modified":"2026-07-03T05:43:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:43:58","slug":"reforesting-for-future-generations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/divaind.com\/yas1\/our-story\/reforesting-for-future-generations\/","title":{"rendered":"Reforesting for Future Generations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4853\" class=\"elementor elementor-4853\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f905b0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f905b0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e23fd92 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e23fd92\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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Known as the <em data-start=\"366\" data-end=\"382\">\u201cTree of Life\u201d<\/em> for supporting thousands of species, the almendro had nearly vanished from parts of the archipelago.<\/p><p data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"813\">Partnering with local conservationists and the Panamanian government, Bender launched a mass reforestation initiative. 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