Panama‘s President Laurentino Cortizo  & Minister of Environment Milciades added 36.058 square miles to the Banco Volcan marine protected area in the Caribbean, within the framework of Our Ocean Conference on March 2-3,2023 in Panama City. Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) along with local & international collaborators have offered much of the science backing Panama’s successful proposals to create the MPAs bringing more than 50% of its ocean waters under some form of management or protection. The “Banco Volcan Managed Resources Area” is an area with unique natural resources such as deep mountain ranges & high biodiversity … Continue reading Panama Inspires Others In Ocean Conservation With Expansion Of Its Protected Marine Region To 54%