This brief communication shows forest fragmentation in the Santa Fé National Park, Province of Veraguas, Panama 2024. This phenomenon is worrying, since it affects the biodiversity and ecological balance of this protected area. It is defined as the division of forests into smaller fragments due to human activities such as deforestation, agricultural expansion and urbanization.
The methodology used consists of the use of advanced robotic technologies (UAV) in a segment of the Santa Fé National Park, province of Veraguas, Panama. By locating the areas that are very close to the park's forests, a drone equipped with a 12 megapixel (mp) camera was raised to a height that could photographically demonstrate the impacts caused by deforestation. Camera-equipped drones transmit real-time visual data to the pilot, which is essential for inspecting site status and overcoming the visualization limitations typical of traditional methods of site monitoring.
The analysis of the images occurred after analyzing sixty-three (63) photographs that show the negative impact of deforestation that causes forest fragmentation, causing adverse effects on flora and fauna species that depend on a continuous and extensive habitat to survive. . This study aims to alert the entities that have to do with the protection of these areas and in this way give environmental sustainability to this area, which is very important for being a source of water resources.
