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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 […]

Civil society organizations are denouncing to the media that the promoter of the Puerto Barú project, the US investment company Ocean Pacific Financial Services, has initiated a civil lawsuit to request the preventive seizure of accounts and assets belonging to Adopta Bosque Panamá and Centro de Incidencia Ambiental (CIAM). Puerto Barú launches a new attack against organizations […]

Under the slogan “when one is attacked, all are attacked,” civil society organizations are denouncing to the media that the promoter of the Puerto Barú project, the US investment company Ocean Pacific Financial Services, has initiated a civil process to request the preventive seizure of accounts and assets belonging to Adopta Bosque Panamá and Centro de […]

On the coast of Chiriquí, the mangrove is not just an ecosystem: it's a way of life. Handicrafts and livelihoods that have sustained entire coastal communities for generations depend on it. Protecting it isn't just an environmental slogan; it's a daily necessity, and in that care, the work of Professor Olga de […]

Civil society organizations and individuals have signed a public letter calling for a halt to the use of the judicial system as a tool to harass environmental defenders in Panama. They are speaking out because two Panamanian environmental organizations have been criminally charged. Their “offense”? Questioning a port project that would endanger the mangroves of David, […]

Chiriquí is home to approximately 25% of the country's mangroves, a natural heritage of enormous ecological and social value. Today, initiatives like Puerto Barú in David, Chiriquí, represent a threat to these mangroves and to the delicate balance that protects life and the communities that depend on them. These ecosystems play a vital role […]

In the debate surrounding port development in Chiriquí, one question inevitably arises: Does it make sense to build two large-scale ports so close to each other? While the Puerto Barú project continues to generate concern about its impact on the mangroves of David, Puerto Armuelles is advancing as a real, technically sound, and environmentally responsible alternative, […]