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Environmental news from Panama: water, forests, mining, coastlines, wildlife and climate issues, and the policies that shape them.

Panama with another HUGE step in conservation, but why then allow fishing exceptions in protected areas?

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https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220616/comienza-panama-reunion-interamericana-proteger-tortugas-marinas?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc The Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles (COP 10 CIT) began this Wednesday a three-day meeting in Panama with the presence of almost twenty countries and the objective of deepening efforts to protect these endangered species. “Today this important COP for the region begins, with the participation of 20 countries,…

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Panama and it’s GARBAGE issues

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https://www.laestrella.com.pa/opinion/entre-lineas/220524/disposicion-basura   garbage disposal There is a serious problem in some neighborhoods, where the population refuses to pay for the service   Garbage collection has been shown to be a problem in Panama City. Nor is there good management in the final disposal of waste, much less is there a general policy to educate the population…

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As a FIRM believer in CLIMATE CHANGE, Latin America is VITAL key to any progress

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https://www.laestrella.com.pa/internacional/america/220519/presidente-caf-mundo-frenara-crisis-climatica-latinoamerica The world must understand that any solution to the climate crisis passes through Latin America, a region rich in biodiversity that “can solve the global carbon problem” and take advantage of its digital transformation to create millions of jobs, the president of the Development Bank tells Efe of Latin America (CAF), the Colombian Sergio…

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News states Panama seeks to re-define protections for the Ocean

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https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220509/conectividad-marina-pieza-clave-gobernanza-oceanica-regional?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Panama bets on marine connectivity as a determining factor for ocean governance by providing oceanographic, demographic and genetic data to the international community that allows, with a solid scientific base, greater coordination and joint work for the conservation and sustainable use of the sea. “At COIBA AIP we study connectivity in all its dimensions and…

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Panama touts success in recovering rainforest territory

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https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/220422/panama-recupera-decada-3-cobertura-boscosa From 2012 to 2021, Panama managed to recover 3% of forest cover, going from 65% to 68% of the total, confirmed the Minister of the Environment, Milciades Concepción. The results are part of the findings recorded in the first Map of Forest and Other Wooded Land 2021, which was presented this Friday, as part…

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Completed plant will add 15 Million Clean Gallons per day

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https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220418/ampliacion-planta-potabilizadora-chilibre-presenta-94-avance?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc At 94% is the progress presented by the expansion works of the project «Study, Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of the New Module for the purification of water in the Federico Guardia Conte de Chilibre treatment plant.  The work, which presents an investment of $36,973,504.78, will seek to increase the production of drinking water…

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