NameLecturerCourseDateReflection PaperThe article covered in this paper is “A Tree Hugger, With a Twist” by Henry Fountain published in May 23, 2011. The article covers the natural environment of Barro Colorado Island, Panama which has been degraded over time. Dr. Stefamn Schnitzer a researcher in the Panama Canal waterway and the tropical forest (Fountain, par 2). The massive logging of the trees has greatly contributed to the degradation of the environment where constant felling of trees has reduced the vegetation cover. Tropical forests are very essential in cleaning the environmental air due to absorption of carbon dioxide; it also contributes...