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The David Mangroves in Chiriquí are one of the most intact mangroves in the world. A Restor report reveals its importance for Panama's blue carbon and warns about the risks that Puerto Barú could represent.

A new scientific report developed by Restor and the Tropical Landscapes Climate Program identifies the David Mangroves in Chiriquí as one of the most valuable and fragile ecosystems in America.

Discover how the hawksbill turtle helps coral reefs and why the David Mangroves are key to their conservation in Panama.

The David Mangroves in Chiriquí were recognized as a Key Biodiversity Area (KBA), an international recognition that confirms its importance to Panama's biodiversity and increases attention to the potential impacts of Puerto Barú.

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 […]

When a community opposes a project that threatens an ecosystem, the conflict is rarely confined to the land. It also occurs in language, in the media, in the way that “progress” and “progress” are publicly defined. That is why, often, before transforming an ecosystem, […]

The industry's struggle for control of the narrative is a strategy to divert attention from the environmental discussion, to sow confusion, and to focus on disinformation. When the data is inconvenient, the focus is not on debating it in greater depth, but on weakening its impact on the public debate. One example […]

The newspaper El País focuses on what is happening in Panama and highlights the participation of communities, organizations, and advocates who have spoken out against the Puerto Barú project. But what the report reveals goes beyond an environmental conflict; it exposes a deeper tension: what happens when […]

From a Local Conflict to a Global Cause: Many things have happened surrounding Puerto Barú. What began as a project located in a specific area of ​​Panama has now transformed into a political, international, and deeply public debate. But the most relevant aspect is not only the scale that the […]

There are moments when a local dispute stops being local and becomes a global conversation. That is exactly what is happening today in Panama as UNESCO steps in. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has asked the Panamanian State to review the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Puerto Barú project. […]