The debate surrounding Puerto Barú, Chiriquí, is no longer confined to Panama; it also appears in international human rights reports, United Nations declarations, UNESCO warnings, and political debates related to the protection of the David Mangroves, one of Panama's most important ecosystems for biodiversity and climate resilience. […]

Major environmental transformations rarely begin with bulldozers, ports, or heavy machinery; they begin much earlier, in discourses, campaigns, and narratives capable of redefining how we understand a territory and who defends it. When environmental advocacy begins to challenge economic interests, not only do landscapes change, but the narrative itself changes as well.

As global biodiversity faces an unprecedented crisis, UNESCO has just released a clear message to the world: protected areas do work. In its new report, "People and nature in UNESCO-designated sites: Global and local contributions,” the organization reveals the existence of 2,260 living sites where […]