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A network of natural gas bunkering stations in the world has not yet been developed. However, because of ecological requirements in some parts of the world, the picture will soon change.
Recently the European Union made a proposal, accepted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), adding to MARPOL Annex 6, a requirement in certain parts of the world that by 2015 there will be a drastic reduction in sulfur emissions. That will change the type [...]
A crisis has broken out in the fishing sector say businessmen, due to a decree that bans long line fishing that was led by the Minister of the Presidency, Demetrio Jimmy Papadimitriu.
It all began on December 29, 2010, when President Ricardo Martinelli, backed Papadimitriu and gave orders to prohibit logline fishing vessels over six tons in weight (Decree 486). Since then there has been a constant number of companies closing down.
Impacted and closing [...]
By: Juan Rafael Cortez Dean
A project carried out on Lake Alajuela (Madden Lake) by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) was not only to fight poverty, but to prevent illegal logging and deforestation in the Panama Canal basin.
JICA said that Panama “graduated” in the Alhajuela Project that now serves as a model for other countries of the region.
The Alhajuela Lake community project was coordinated with the National Environmental Authority (ANAM).
Takao Omote, [...]
Activities are under way to promote Consolidation of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor of Panama (CBMAP) during the celebration of the Month of Natural Resources. The General Administration of the National Environmental Authority (ANAM), directed by Lucia Chandeck, handed an environmental investment check to 19 community groups in the Provinces of Cocle, Herrera, Los Santos and Veraguas on June 9 to carry out 25 environmental investments amounting to $432,000.
These funds were given to community groups [...]
Lucia Chandeck, Minister of the Environment and general manager of the ANAM, represented Panama with a delegation of environmentalists to gather information for environmental strategies and projects with Central American countries, together with the Venezuelan and Mexican delegation to the Global Fund on May 2 and 4. The workshop was held to ensure coordination among Central American countries and Venezuela with the Global Environment Fund (GEF) held in Spain. it analyzed the strategies and projects [...]
The following e-mailed press release has been received by The Bulletin and is presented as follows in its complete form. The decree in question has been protested in recent days by the commercial fishing industry – Editor
“Editors: Below and attached is a press release on the recent decree by Panama’s president restricting commercial longlining in its waters, a huge victory for conservation and sportfishing in the region. More developments are expected and we’ll keep [...]
In order to develop strategic planning for the establishment of the National Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor, the National Environmental Authority (ANAM), the Alliance for Conservation and Development (ACD) and the Panama International Maritime University (UMIP) carried out the II Meeting, attended by officials and representatives of the private enterprise sector, NGOs and other groups interested in the environmental and fisheries sectors.
The Joint Declaration of the Ministers of State of member countries of the [...]
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