{"id":858,"date":"2025-10-27T17:27:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T17:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/?p=858"},"modified":"2025-10-28T16:36:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:36:29","slug":"puerto-baru-will-harm-protected-areas-in-panama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/en\/articles-2\/puerto-baru-will-harm-protected-areas-in-panama\/","title":{"rendered":"Mangroves Panama: Administrative concession in protected areas"},"content":{"rendered":"

De acuerdo con la Ley 41 de 1998<\/strong>, las \u00e1reas protegidas en Panam\u00e1 son zonas terrestres, costeras o marinas declaradas oficialmente para conservar los recursos naturales y culturales, adem\u00e1s de promover la educaci\u00f3n, la recreaci\u00f3n y la investigaci\u00f3n ambiental.<\/p>\n

La Uni\u00f3n Internacional para la Conservaci\u00f3n de la Naturaleza (UICN)<\/strong> tambi\u00e9n define estas zonas como espacios geogr\u00e1ficos reconocidos y gestionados con el fin de garantizar la conservaci\u00f3n a largo plazo de la naturaleza, sus servicios ecosist\u00e9micos y valores culturales.<\/p>\n

En Panam\u00e1, el reconocimiento de un territorio como \u00e1rea protegida se formaliza mediante leyes, decretos, resoluciones, acuerdos municipales o tratados internacionales. Todas ellas conforman el Sistema Nacional de \u00c1reas Protegidas (SINAP), que regula su manejo y preservaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

Estas \u00e1reas son bienes de dominio p\u00fablico, lo que significa que no pueden ser objeto de apropiaci\u00f3n ni de gesti\u00f3n privada<\/strong>, salvo en los casos permitidos por la ley. Cuando una persona o empresa desea utilizar o administrar un \u00e1rea protegida, debe solicitar una concesi\u00f3n administrativa o de servicio ante el Ministerio de Ambiente, cumpliendo previamente con los estudios t\u00e9cnicos y procesos de consulta p\u00fablica establecidos en el art\u00edculo 51 de la Ley General de Ambiente.<\/p>\n

Un caso reciente en el distrito de David ejemplifica esta situaci\u00f3n. All\u00ed se busca desarrollar un proyecto portuario privado que afectar\u00eda manglares declarados \u00e1rea protegida mediante el Acuerdo Municipal N.\u00ba 21 del 6 de junio de 2007. Aunque el proyecto cuenta con un estudio de impacto ambiental aprobado, actualmente enfrenta cuestionamientos ante la Sala Tercera de la Corte Suprema de Justicia. Es importante destacar que esta aprobaci\u00f3n no autoriza el uso ni la administraci\u00f3n directa de los manglares sin la correspondiente concesi\u00f3n administrativa.<\/p>\n

Antes de iniciar cualquier actividad en esta zona, los desarrolladores deben tramitar formalmente la concesi\u00f3n de administraci\u00f3n o de servicio del \u00e1rea protegida, garantizando la participaci\u00f3n ciudadana y el cumplimiento de los requisitos t\u00e9cnicos y ambientales que exige la ley.<\/p>\n

La decisi\u00f3n final sobre este y otros proyectos en \u00e1reas protegidas recae en las autoridades ambientales competentes<\/strong>, quienes deben velar por el cumplimiento del prop\u00f3sito fundamental de estas zonas: la protecci\u00f3n, conservaci\u00f3n y recuperaci\u00f3n del medio ambiente y los ecosistemas naturales de Panam\u00e1.<\/p>\n

Art\u00edculo original de Irving Dom\u00ednguez Bonilla – Abogado<\/em><\/p>\n

Read also: Exploring Puerto Armuelles: Protecting the Environment and Providing Economic Growth to the Chiriqu\u00ed Region<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

De acuerdo con la Ley 41 de 1998, las \u00e1reas protegidas en Panam\u00e1 son zonas terrestres, costeras o marinas declaradas oficialmente para conservar los recursos naturales y culturales, adem\u00e1s de promover la educaci\u00f3n, la recreaci\u00f3n y la investigaci\u00f3n ambiental. La Uni\u00f3n Internacional para la Conservaci\u00f3n de la Naturaleza (UICN) tambi\u00e9n define estas zonas como espacios […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":877,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[8,6],"class_list":["post-858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articulos","tag-comunicado-de-prensa","tag-puerto-baru"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nManglares Panam\u00e1: Concesi\u00f3n administrativa en \u00e1reas protegidas - No a Puerto Barú<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Conoce c\u00f3mo la concesi\u00f3n administrativa en \u00e1reas protegidas afecta la conservaci\u00f3n ambiental y el cumplimiento de la Ley 41 de 1998\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/en\/articles-2\/puerto-baru-will-harm-protected-areas-in-panama\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Manglares Panam\u00e1: Concesi\u00f3n administrativa en \u00e1reas protegidas - 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