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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. […]

The Fossil-Free Wider Caribbean Network expresses its deep concern and rejects the attempts to silence the Panamanian organizations Centro de Incidencia Ambiental (CIAM), a member of our network, and Adopta Bosque, through lawsuits and precautionary measures

This is an international call that Panama cannot ignore; more than a minor warning, it is a direct appeal from one of the world's most important conservation organizations. UNESCO has urged the Panamanian government to review the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Puerto Barú project, given the risk of […]

This is no longer just a local discussion; Panama is under international scrutiny. Coiba National Park, one of the most valuable marine ecosystems on the planet, has returned to the spotlight of the World Heritage Committee. And in that review, the name of Puerto Barú has surfaced. When the local becomes global. What is […]

The World Heritage Committee requested that the Panamanian government assess the project's impact on Coiba National Park before making decisions that could be difficult to reverse. The mangroves of the Gulf of Chiriquí are a vital area for sharks and rays. Humpback whale calves use these channels as a refuge. Sharks and […]

In Panama, the debate isn't about whether or not to build a port; the debate is about where and at what cost. Because when a technically viable alternative exists, with better natural access, less need for dredging, greater expansion capacity, and less environmental risk, insisting on building while affecting a sensitive ecosystem ceases to be a purely technical decision.

The conflict surrounding the Puerto Barú port project in the province of Chiriquí has ​​taken a new turn. The legal pressure against environmental organizations that oppose the project is no longer just a local issue; the situation has now begun to attract the attention of the international press. A recent report by Mongabay, […]

In recent days, environmental organizations in Latin America have publicly expressed concern over the legal actions taken against Centro de Incidencia Ambiental (CIAM) and Adopta Bosque Panamá in connection with their environmental defense work related to the Puerto Barú project. CIAM and Adopta Bosque Panamá are facing lawsuits and the freezing (judicial seizure) […]

We're not speaking from emotion; we're speaking from technical evidence. The Puerto Barú project aims to build a multipurpose port within one of Panama's most extensive and ecologically important mangrove systems: the David Mangroves in the Gulf of Chiriquí. An independent analysis conducted by the US firm Lynker, specializing in modeling […]