(Environmental Expert) The Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund (NPIF) — has announced its first beneficiary: a project exploring Panama's natural resources for use in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. The Nagoya Protocol was agreed in October 2010 by 193 countries to tackle biopiracy and share the benefits of research into natural resources in an equitable … [Read more...]
Panama Pig Farm Stirs Concerns About River Pollution
(OneWater.org) The value of clean fresh water is priceless. Life depends on it. In the farm village of Cerro Cama, an hour west of Panama City, people have learned that an accident can deprive them of that water supply in an instant. Cerro , La Chorerra from KnightCenter on Vimeo. Blue Ribbon Products is a commercial pig farm. About a month after it opened in Cerro … [Read more...]
Climate Change Talks To Resume In Panama On Saturday
(RTTNews) - United Nations negotiations on international action to combat climate change will resume in Panama on Saturday. The week-long conference in Panama City will be the third session of official-level talks held to prepare the UN climate conference in Durban, South Africa at the end of this year. Durban conference is the latest in a series of efforts to agree on a … [Read more...]
Panama canal drives forest conservation
(Mongabay.com) An ambitious initiative in Panama is attempting to do just that. The Agua Salud Project is a joint effort between the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), the Panama Canal Authority, Panama’s National Environmental Authority, and the HSBC Climate Partnership. The effort aims to "understand and quantify" the ecological, social, and economic services … [Read more...]
Panama Research Institute Dedicated to Earth’s Ecosystem
(Voice of America) Every year, about 1,000 scientists from around the world visit the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. The Institute is one of the oldest and largest facilities of its kind in the world. Its research on flora, fauna and geology is responsible for many recent discoveries about how the Earth's tropical ecosystems work. Barro Colorado … [Read more...]