{"id":1535,"date":"2026-06-15T15:58:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/?p=1535"},"modified":"2026-06-15T20:15:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:15:22","slug":"puerto-baru-mangroves-chiriqui-scientific-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/en\/press-release\/puerto-baru-mangroves-chiriqui-scientific-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Bar\u00fa Chiriqu\u00ed: Scientific evidence warns of threats to the giant mangroves that protect Panama."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beneath the roots of the David Mangroves in Chiriqu\u00ed, layers of carbon that took thousands of years to form have accumulated, their giant forests grew over entire generations, their channels, tides and sediments sustain such a complex balance that only small alterations can trigger irreversible changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is precisely to gauge the weight of this ecosystem that a new report on the Chiriqu\u00ed mangroves, by Restor and the Tropical Landscapes Climate Program, called <a href=\"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Valor_Climatico_y_Ecologico_Manglares_Chiriqui_Panama-F.pdf\"><b>Climatic and Ecological Value of the threatened mangroves of Chiriqui Province, Panama <\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shows us something much deeper and places us before one of the most intact and ecologically valuable coastal ecosystems still surviving on the American continent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With approximately 80,000 hectares, this territory not only represents a natural heritage for Panama, but is also a global climate asset. A true refuge for biodiversity, a natural shield against floods, and a critical carbon reserve for the planet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But it is also an extraordinarily fragile ecosystem. As the world loses forests and degrades ecosystems at an unprecedented rate, the <strong>Chiriqu\u00ed mangroves<\/strong> have remained stable for decades, with less than 2% of forest loss over the last twenty years. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Here survive some of the tallest mangroves recorded on the planet<\/strong>, true giants of over 50 metres, alongside endangered species, ecological corridors and natural processes that simply cannot be rebuilt once destroyed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1647\" src=\"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Average-size-of-planted-seedling.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Average-size-of-planted-seedling.png 1920w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Average-size-of-planted-seedling-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Average-size-of-planted-seedling-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Average-size-of-planted-seedling-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Average-size-of-planted-seedling-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Average-size-of-planted-seedling-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science never tires of repeating, with increasing clarity each time, that not everything that can be destroyed can be recovered, and that is precisely what makes this conversation urgent. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today the <strong>Puerto Baru project<\/strong> proposes intervening in the heart of this system through dredging and modifications in a territory whose stability depends on extremely delicate balances. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Historical evidence demonstrates that even minor alterations to the natural flow of water have caused complete forest collapses in a mere few years. What follows is not merely a technical report, but an X-ray of one of Panama's most important ecosystems and a statement that transcends borders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Chiriqu\u00ed Mangroves Depend on Natural Water Flow <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These ecosystems survive thanks to the balance between tides, nutrient circulation and natural salinity regulation. But satellite studies show something alarming: <\/span><strong>When tidal flow is interrupted by sediment accumulation, water circulation ceases, salinity rises dramatically, and the forest begins to die.<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Port of Bar\u00fa project threatens this delicate balance through dredging and the modification of natural channels. What may seem like a small alteration can trigger an irreversible ecological collapse. In just a few years, a healthy mangrove can be transformed into a \u201cghost forest.\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1635\" src=\"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Defending_the_Chiriqui_Stronghold.pptx.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1706\" height=\"959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Defending_the_Chiriqui_Stronghold.pptx.png 1706w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Defending_the_Chiriqui_Stronghold.pptx-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Defending_the_Chiriqui_Stronghold.pptx-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Defending_the_Chiriqui_Stronghold.pptx-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Defending_the_Chiriqui_Stronghold.pptx-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Defending_the_Chiriqui_Stronghold.pptx-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>The giant Chiriqu\u00ed mangroves, the Amazon of the Ocean<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Such an extraordinary feature is the height of these mangrove trees, which only exists in a few places on the planet: Gabon, the San Juan River in Colombia, and Panama. This impressive height reveals that we are facing an ancient, stable ecosystem that has been practically untouched for decades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A real <strong>\u201cAmazon of the Ocean\u201d<\/strong> And just as the Amazon, a 55-million-year-old rainforest, cannot be restored, these giant mangroves cannot be replaced either.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1638\" src=\"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/valor-climatico-y-ecologico-de-los-manglares-amenazados-de-la-provincia-de-chiriqui-panama_pag_8-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/valor-climatico-y-ecologico-de-los-manglares-amenazados-de-la-provincia-de-chiriqui-panama_pag_8-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/valor-climatico-y-ecologico-de-los-manglares-amenazados-de-la-provincia-de-chiriqui-panama_pag_8-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/valor-climatico-y-ecologico-de-los-manglares-amenazados-de-la-provincia-de-chiriqui-panama_pag_8-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/valor-climatico-y-ecologico-de-los-manglares-amenazados-de-la-provincia-de-chiriqui-panama_pag_8-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/valor-climatico-y-ecologico-de-los-manglares-amenazados-de-la-provincia-de-chiriqui-panama_pag_8-1-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Report Restor (p. 8) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Valor_Climatico_y_Ecologico_Manglares_Chiriqui_Panama-F.pdf\"><b>Climatic and Ecological Value of the threatened mangroves of Chiriqui Province, Panama <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>The Hidden Carbon Beneath the Mangroves\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most valuable aspect of mangroves isn't always visible; beneath their roots lies a huge natural reserve of carbon accumulated over centuries, even millennia. Over 11 million tonnes of carbon are stored in this area alone, trapped in waterlogged soils and protected by natural processes.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, what has functioned as a climate sink for thousands of years can transform into a carbon bomb if the soil is disturbed by activities such as dredging, causing this balance to collapse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1636\" src=\"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1706\" height=\"959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3.png 1706w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px\" \/><b>The Green Shield<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Chiriqu\u00ed mangroves act as a natural barrier that today helps to reduce flood damage, saving approximately $1 million per year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1639\" src=\"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/valor-climatico-y-ecologico-de-los-manglares-amenazados-de-la-provincia-de-chiriqui-panama_p14.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/valor-climatico-y-ecologico-de-los-manglares-amenazados-de-la-provincia-de-chiriqui-panama_p14.png 1200w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/valor-climatico-y-ecologico-de-los-manglares-amenazados-de-la-provincia-de-chiriqui-panama_p14-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/valor-climatico-y-ecologico-de-los-manglares-amenazados-de-la-provincia-de-chiriqui-panama_p14-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/valor-climatico-y-ecologico-de-los-manglares-amenazados-de-la-provincia-de-chiriqui-panama_p14-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/valor-climatico-y-ecologico-de-los-manglares-amenazados-de-la-provincia-de-chiriqui-panama_p14-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Report Restor (p. 14) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Valor_Climatico_y_Ecologico_Manglares_Chiriqui_Panama-F.pdf\"><b>Climatic and Ecological Value of the threatened mangroves of Chiriqui Province, Panama<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, science gives a voice to one of the most valuable and intact natural systems still surviving in America; data gives relevance to an ecosystem that for years worked in silence, protecting coastlines, sustaining species and communities, and maintaining an ecological balance that took thousands of years to build.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The protection of these ecosystems is not just a discussion about conservation. It is also related to the future of <\/span><b>Sustainable Tourism of Chiriqu\u00ed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, food safety, the <\/span><b>Panama Marine Conservation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the emergent principles of the <\/span><b>Rights of Nature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which recognise nature as a legal subject.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some losses can be mitigated, but there are ecosystems which, once disrupted, disappear forever. Science has already done its part; now it\u2019s our turn #DefendTheMangroves<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new scientific report developed by Restor and the Tropical Landscapes Climate Program identifies the David Mangroves in Chiriqu\u00ed as one of the most valuable and fragile ecosystems in America. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1603,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,4,10],"tags":[8,6],"class_list":["post-1535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articulos","category-comunicado-de-prensa","category-reports","tag-comunicado-de-prensa","tag-puerto-baru"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nueva evidencia cient\u00edfica alerta sobre amenazas a los manglares - 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