Environmental study nixes mining project
The Minister of the Environment, Milciades Concepción, announced on Tuesday the rejection of the environmental impact study of the...
ENVIRONMENT
Climate change will govern future pandemics
Scientists from Georgetown University have described in Nature magazine a link between climate change and viral transmission that raises the...
ENVIRONMENT: Earth Day report slams Minera Panama
An Earth Day report by the movement Panama Worth More Without Mining adds to the list of 200...
Amador landfill project threatens Biomuseo icon
A new landfill in Amador threatens the Biomuseo's place as a visible icon of the country's biodiversity, its mission...
A fifth of Panama’s energy use from Green sources
A fifth of the energy used by Panamanians in the first three months of the year came from...
Amador landfill project will restrict access
THE FILLING of more than 50 hectares in Amador is a project that should not even have been admitted....
Environment Ministry to coordinate probe of declining bird species
The Ministry of the Environment (MiAmbiente) will promote rapprochement and coordination with scientific research institutions in Panama to investigate...
ENVIRONMENT: 175 countries sign plastic waste treaty
At a meeting of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi, Kenya, 175 countries on March 2 passed a...
Low water levels in hydro reservoirs
The Fortuna and Bayano hydroelectric plants, the only ones that have reservoirs, register low water levels due to the scant...
Business chamber approves Minera deal, 35 groups oppose
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama (Cciap) welcomed the agreement reached between the Government and Minera Panama...
New Panama frog discovery named after Swedish activist
A new frog discovered in Panama has been named 'Pristimantis gretathunbergae sp in honor of Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg. This...
ENVIRONMENT: France bans plastic wrapping for fruit and vegetables
AFP – Paris. The ban on the use of plastic for packaging fruits and vegetables, voted on in...
