IN PANAMA
Mangroves in danger
The previous government in Panama approved a license to build the Baru Port. The proposed port threatens the Mangroves of David, a mangrove ecosystem that contains a quarter of Panama’s mangroves.
The protected mangroves are home to critically endangered species, such as the black-crowned central American squirrel monkey and hawksbill sea turtles, the most endangered sea turtle species in the world. The area is also home to bottlenose dolphins, birds, monkeys, iguanas, fish, crustaceans and mollusks.
Why mangroves are so important?
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1.100
Tons of carbon sequestered
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25X
More coral reef fish and threatened species
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70%
Reduction in storm impacts
The state of world's mangroves 2024 - mangrovealliance.org
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David Mangroves in Panama
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