There is a land at the center of the Americas that is said to remain in the wild. It is the only place on the entire three-continent landmass where the 30,000-kilometer (19,000 mile) Pan-American Highway is interrupted, a distinction that gives the place its name: the Darién Gap. The name …
NEW DELHI, 10 JUNE: The National Green Tribunal has sought replies from the Centre and the owner of Panama-flagged cargo vessel MV Rak, which sank off Mumbai coast last year, on a plea for compensation for damages caused to the marine ecology due to an oil spill. The tribunal issued …
A 6.6 magnitude struck off the Pacific coast of Panama on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre was 230 miles (370 km) south of David, Panama, at a depth of 6.0 miles (10.5 km). There was no tsunami threat, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The quake was …
Ecuadorian plaintiffs in an environmental lawsuit against Chevron Corp. (CVX) said Friday they will soon be able to begin a process in foreign countries to pursue a multibillion-dollar ruling issued by Ecuadorian courts against the U.S. company. Plaintiffs' lawyers have said their strategy to collect the money will include confiscating …
Mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders are highly prevalent and are responsible for 14% of the global burden of disease expressed in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). The resources that have been provided in countries to tackle the huge burden are insufficient, inequitably distributed, and inefficiently used, which results in …
A World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel has ruled, on September 15, the “dolphin safe” labels used to market tuna in the United States are illegal because they restrict trade. The labels are used to inform consumers that the tuna fish has been caught without harming or killing dolphins. Tuna fishing …
Aveteran Panaman journalist who was arrested for an article he wrote 12 years ago was released after spending 19 days behind bars. In 1998, Carlos Nuñez wrote about a polluted river in the western province of Chiriqui. "I am here for having defended a river of the Baru volcano, for …
In recent years, conservationists have increasingly used satellite imagery based analyses for planning. We used forest plots and satellite image analysis to study the same landscape of forests used and managed by Wounaan indigenous peoples in eastern Panama. We studied 20-, 10-, and 1-year-old rice swiddens, single tree extraction sites …
A rare tree frog found only in central Panama could soon croak its last, as deforestation and infection push the species toward extinction, an environmental group said on Tuesday. The Rabb
For indigenous peoples round the world, traditional knowledge based on natural resources such as medicinal herbs forms the core of culture and identity. But this wealth of knowledge is under pressure. Indigenous communities are increasingly vulnerable to eviction, environmental degradation and outside interests eager to monopolise control over their traditional …
This atlas demonstrates the potential for spatial analyses to identify areas that are high in both carbon and biodiversity. Such areas will be of interest to countries that wish to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from land use change and simultaneously conserve biodiversity.
A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude and at a depth of 30 miles (48 km) struck Panama near the Costa Rica border overnight, the US Geological Survey said on Wednesday. The quake hit 35 miles (56 km) west southwest of David, Panama, at 1:11 a.m. local time (0611 GMT). The …
At least 115 Panamanians died after drinking toxic cough syrup in 2006, investigators said on Thursday, as the slow probe into the health disaster turned up more cases. Jose Oro, a spokesman for the Ministry of Public Affairs, said recent clinical tests had shown at least 115 people died after …
Panama and Colombia will link their power grids through the untouched rainforests of Darien Gap, where Central and South America meet. Following a recent meeting, the two nations agreed to an energy integration project to help reduce dependency on oil imports. Environmentalists warn the project would require cutting a path
Panama city played host early October to 6 Latin American nations, these nations sought to adopt a new code of conduct for their tuna fishing fleets that would drastically reduce the number of dolphins killed, and persuade the us Congress to lift a ban againt tuna imports from their countries. …
Panama is reeling under a water shortage crisis that can attain monumental proportions in future, if the largescale environmental degradation resulting from indiscriminate commercial logging is not controlled. Since 1990, water has been rationed and hydro-power supplies have been reduced. Deforestation has disrupted the water-cycle and rainfall patterns, increased soil …
THE people of Panama City are losing their battle against pollution. An everincreasing number of automobiles, overburdened roads, lack of housing and an apathetic local populace are making a problem with no easy solutions. Studies indicate that some sectors of Panama Bay, which receives the city's wastes through 21 sewage …
