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At a crowded press conference held in Panama City, more than 60 scientific, social, and environmental organizations publicly denounced the advance of a legal and media intimidation strategy aimed at hindering and punishing environmental defenders in the country. The signatory organizations demanded that the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Judiciary […]

According to Law 41 of 1998, protected areas in Panama are terrestrial, coastal, or marine zones officially declared to conserve natural and cultural resources, as well as to promote education, recreation, and environmental research. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) also defines these zones as spaces […]

Campaigning to get Puerto Barú in David relocated, to minimise environmental damage to mangroves, marine species, and other wildlife.

The Puerto Barú project in David is intended to be built 20 kilometres from the city of David, in an area surrounded by 25% of Panama's remaining mangroves, which are home to critically endangered species such as the hawksbill turtle and the Central American black monkey. The plaintiffs aim to prove before the [...]

An independent scientific report by Lynker warns of the irreversible damage that the Puerto Baru project will cause to the mangroves of Chiriqui.