ENVIRONMENT: US official put down of teen climate change activist
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin advised Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday, January 23, also present at the World...
ENVIRONMENT
Fresh Panama shrimps off the menu on February 1
Freshly caught shrimps will be off the menu in Panama restaurants from February 1 to-mid-April to guarantee the sustainability of...
Mayor’s office seeks to extend license plates to five years
The Panama Mayor's Office is seeking to extend the validity of vehicle license plates to five years. Deputy Mayor Judy...
ENVIRONMENT: Panama river cleaning project shares $11 million funding
A Panama environmental initiative recognized as one of the 9 most outstanding river cleaning programs in the world will share...
Panama steps up fight against plastic
The use of polyethylene plastic in wholesale warehouses that distribute merchandise will be prohibited, from Monday, January 20. The regulation...
After fires surviving Koalas could be endangered species
Dozens of koalas injured in the fires that devastate southeastern Australia arrive daily at a makeshift animal hospital, in the...
2nd phase of plastic bag exit program
Panama continues to combat the use of plastic bags and on January 20, the second phase of Law 1 of...
Climate change forces surcharge for ships transiting Canal
For the first time since the first ship passed through the Panama Canal in 2014, a price tag will be...
Turtle eggs contain toxic metals with health risks – study
Leatherback turtle eggs, contain high concentrations of trace metals and their consumption could present health risks to local communities says...
Driest-year-ever strategy for Canal
The Panama Canal’s response to climate change in 2020 will be to work as if it were the driest year...
ENVIRONMENT: Fossil fuel companies called on to pay for Ozzie fire costs
Australian Climate advocates are calling on fossil fuel companies to pay for the damage caused by the county’s unprecedented bushfires...
ENVIRONMENT: NY and London mayors urge fossil fuel action
Bill de Blasio of New York and Sadiq Khan of London on Tuesday, January urged every major city in the...
