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Ministry of Environment sidelined as river ravaged

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Imagine ancient stones and boulders wrapped in ribbons of thundering wild water – that’s the Chiriquí Viejo River in Panama. And workers this week have been busy destroying a section of it. They have instructions to remove 50,000 cubic meters of rock and gravel for use in road repairs, and it’s the river – the … Read more

Dredge, baby, dredge

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The dredging of a beloved river in western Panama has provoked outrage among many residents. “How they destroy nature, what a shame,” read a comment in response to an Instagram post about the dredging by @pan_patria_justicia. “Wake up, Panamanian people. They’re killing our rivers,” another comment read. (Haga clic aquí para acceder a la versión … Read more