20 February 2025 Calls to relocate international port development in Panama that threatens an environmentally protected areaCampaigning to get Puerto Barú in David relocated, to minimise environmental damage to mangroves, marine species, and other wildlife.Read report
17 February 2025 The Supreme Court of Justice admits lawsuit aiming to revoke the approval of the Environmental Impact Study of the Puerto Barú project in DavidThe 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 [...]Read report
11 December 2024 Puerto Barú: Panamanian NGOs urge review of Puerto Barú development as research highlights potential mangrove damageAn independent scientific report by Lynker warns of the irreversible damage that the Puerto Baru project will cause to the mangroves of Chiriqui.Read report
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