America Panama As the average participation of women in the mining sector is less than 10%, the government has signed an agreement to increase their labour participation, both in the industry and value chains through the implementation of diversity and inclusion policie
America Panama National scientists have all gathered in an emergency to find out why 150 endangered sea turtles were found dead on the country’s coast, and thus far, three hypotheses are being considered: reckless fishing, toxic algae, or heavy rains
America Panama This past month, the country produced 97% of its energy from renewable sources, breaking its own personal record of clean energy production
America Panama The country has just opened the world’s first ‘aerial beach’, which allows people to walk above the water level before entering by stairs; this beach was created to avoid disturbing the natural mangroves and coral
America Panama A humanitarian crisis has been officially declared on the country’s border with Colombia, as it estimates that by the end of 2022, over 200.000 migrants will have tried to illegally pass the border
America Panama The state has just scored a new annual record of migrants that have crossed the country in order to get to the US, surpassing 158.000 with the majority being Venezuelans
America Panama To fight climate change and overpopulated city areas, a new project has been presented by a local company that consists in building floating ecological homes off the coast of the country, which are completely 100% sustainable and self-sufficient
America Panama The government has placed more controls in the Darién jungle, as it has estimated that approximately 50.000 Venezuelan migrants have crossed it to illegally enter the country just this year
America Panama The government has legalised and created a new framework to regularise the use, production, and commercialisation of medical marijuana, and has created a new governmental body specifically to overlook all activities related to it
America Panama The Guna Yala indigenous islands are under threat due to climate change and are expected to be submerged in the next 30 years; the state has already begun to relocate hundreds of their people to mainland, as moving the whole community will take decades
America Panama The government passed a decree applying a 30% discount in over 170 basic medicinals, thus inducing the temporary closure of 95% of national small to medium pharmacies as a means of protest
America Panama The majority of the country’s teachers have blocked major streets to demand the government to allocate at least 6% of the country’s GDP into public education
America Panama Indigenous people have joined the ongoing protests in the country to demand the protection of their territories, as illegal deforestation, pollution, and lack of property rights are making locals forcefully have to leave their communities