Environmental Impact Study
Meet the environmental consulting team of the Puerto Barú in David
The team, made up of the company Planeta Panamá Consultores and qualified independent professionals, is led by Dr. Manuel F. Zárate.
Under his direction, more than 20 professionals of recognized trajectory have participated in the preparation of the Category III Environmental Impact Study. Additionally, this same team began the process of preliminary studies more than two (2) years ago in order to obtain an Environmental Viability in April 2022 as a milestone prior to the presentation of the Environmental Impact Study.

Dr. Manuel F. Zarate
Lead Consultant
Planeta Panama Consultores

Dr. Guillermo Castro Herrera
Environmental Historian
Sociology and Environment Consultant
Principal Consultants
Yenvié D. Puga | Technical Assistance |
Jorge Faisal Mosquera | Flora |
Eduardo Muñoz | Wildlife |
Cinthya Hernandez E. | Soils |
Lourdes Lozano | Social and Economic Environment |
Professional Consultants
Zaratí Zárate Gorgas | Direction |
Luis Roberto Aranda | Project Description |
Pedro Salinas | Hydrogeology |
Matías Carrera | Hydrology and Hydraulics |
Bruno Barranco | Geotechnics |
Boris Gómez | Civil Design Engineering |
Diana Araúz | Oceanography |
Ana García | Surface Water Quality |
Aramis Averza C. | Estuarine Aquatic Flora and Fauna |
Marilyn Ho Diéguez | Ecosystems |
Luis Almanza | Archaeology |
rado Barzev | Environmental Economics |
Fernando Ortega | Maps |
Emilio Doens | Atmospheric Emissions |
Ausberto Quero | Geology and Geomorphology |

Thank you citizens for joining us during the Public Forum event!
Thank you citizens for joining us during the Public Forum event!
The Project is currently undergoing the approval process of the Environmental Impact Study, Category III. We invite you to follow your process through the portal of the Ministry of the Environment, which makes public all the documents related to the process, including the Study itself:
Ministry of Environment – PREFASIA Portal
In the same way, for those who could not join us on the day of the event, and want to know more about how the Public Forum was carried out, we share the unedited recording of the event. The event took place on Thursday, March 9, 2023, in the Main Auditorium of the University of Panama, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences. Township of Chiriquí, District of David.
Time: 10:00 A.M. – 1:30 PM
The event was moderated by the Governing Authority, the Ministry of the Environment, and the presentation was carried out by the promoting company and the environmental team, followed by a period of questions and answers, and an oral period for expression of opinions. of the attendees.
The Project is currently undergoing the approval process of the Environmental Impact Study, Category III. We invite you to follow your process through the portal of the Ministry of the Environment, which makes public all the documents related to the process, including the Study itself:
Ministry of Environment – PREFASIA Portal
In the same way, for those who could not join us on the day of the event, and want to know more about how the Public Forum was carried out, we share the unedited recording of the event.
The event took place on Thursday, March 9, 2023, in the Main Auditorium of the University of Panama, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences. Township of Chiriquí, District of David.
Time: 10:00 A.M. – 1:30 PM
The event was moderated by the Governing Authority, the Ministry of the Environment, and the presentation was carried out by the promoting company and the environmental team, followed by a period of questions and answers, and an oral period for expression of opinions. of the attendees.
Notas de Apoyo
Conoce de las instituciones y asociaciones que apoyan y confían en Puerto Barú en David