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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, […]

Jenny and Luis, Environmental Science students in Chiriquí, visited the mangroves of their province for the first time. It wasn't just another field trip. It was a direct encounter with an ecosystem that often remains invisible until it is recognized in all its attributes and vital functions. Their words, recorded in this reel, encapsulate something that many […]

The health of mangroves depends directly on water quality. When the seabed is disturbed, the consequences are real: Vulnerable ecosystems. Sediment removal clouds the water, damages mangrove roots, and weakens their ability to regenerate, endangering the species that are born and grow there. Water quality […]

When development can be done right, why threaten nature? While there is insistence on imposing a mega-port project in a protected mangrove area, there is a real, viable, and technically sound alternative that has already been evaluated: Puerto Armuelles. It is not a new idea or an abstract promise. It is a territory with existing infrastructure […]

Today, Chiriquí needs us to stop looking the other way because every mangrove, every fish grove, and every estuary is not just a landscape: it is sustenance, identity, and future for thousands of families. But that value could be at risk due to the construction of a project that could transform one of the most valuable areas […]

We are living through a historical irony where megaprojects promise “progress” wrapped in polished images and seductive rhetoric. In this context, the task of telling the truth, with evidence, experience, and local knowledge, becomes urgent. On this occasion, four voices intimately familiar with the Gulf of Chiriquí, its mangroves, and its biodiversity, react to […]