21-year old mining contract ruled unconstitutional
A 1997 mining concession contract between the Panama State and the Minera Petaquilla company has been ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court 10 years after the [Read more]
Environment
ENVIRONMENT: CO2 levels at 800,000 yr high
As temperatures bust heat records across the globe and wildfires rage from California to the Arctic, a new report produced annually by more than 500 scientists worldwide [Read more]
ENVIRONMENT: Most lethal forest fires, record heat
HEAT WAVES are setting new records all over the world. Europe had its most lethal forest fires in more than a century. In California, dozens of homes were burned and at least [Read more]
ENVIRONMENT: 54 Quebec deaths send warning signal
By Simon Lewis Much of the world is in the grip of a heatwave. Britain is so hot and dry that we have Indonesia-style peat fires raging across our moorlands. Montreal posted [Read more]
20,000 in Panama reforestation drive
While illegal logging among indigenous communities in Darien and other areas continues over 20,000 volunteers turned out across the country on Saturday, June 2 to plant [Read more]
Business action on climate change “unpostponable”
The “unpostponable” action of companies to mitigate the effects of climate change, should be considered as the first priority, “not an option”, [Read more]
Costa Rica slashes taxes on imported electric cars
Costa Rica which has long been an environmental leader in the region has brought into force a regulation that grants tax benefits on imports of electric cars that will help [Read more]
WORLDVIEW: GM crops in fight against climate change
Genetically modified crops could well be a powerful tool for helping smallholder farmers in developing countries grapple with global challenges at the local level. By Ivar [Read more]
ENVIRONMENT: Who needs big brother?
No city can afford to wait for the federal government to step up in the fight for urban sustainability. Some cities are leading the way – from the ground up. By DR STEVEN [Read more]
OPINION: Panama’s ammo challenge
On Wednesday [Apr,18] the sanitation program of sites contaminated with unexploded ordnance, an environmental legacy of the American military activities in Panama will be [Read more]