Two Panamanian environmental groups opposing the Puerto Barú port face defamation lawsuits from developers.
The groups warn the project would damage mangroves and threaten sharks and rays.
Authorities have seized their assets, including bank accounts and private nature reserve properties.
by Maxwell Radwin
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/panama-ngos-face-lawsuits-asset-seizures-in-fight-over-port-construction/
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For more than a year, dozens of environmental groups have been fighting the construction of a controversial port in Panama, arguing that it will harm marine life and the mangroves they depend on. Now, two of those groups have had their assets seized amid lawsuits filed by the port’s developer — a move environmental advocates […]
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Mit einiger Verspätung, sehr langen Flügen und äußerst abenteuerlichen Busfahrten bin ich endlich in México angekommen. Nie im Leben bin ich soweit gereist, nie soviel Unbekanntes vor mir gehabt. Und obwohl ich dermaßen Respekt davor habe, was mit mir am anderen Ende der Welt passieren wird, habe ich große Lust aufs Leben und noch mehr Lust, es zu schützen.
#seashepherd #marineconservation #meeresschutz #tierschutz #naturschutz
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