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. PugaTechnical Assistance
Jorge Faisal MosqueraFlora
Eduardo MuñozWildlife
Cinthya Hernandez E.Soils
Lourdes LozanoSocial and Economic Environment

Professional Consultants

Zaratí Zárate GorgasDirection
Luis Roberto ArandaProject Description
Pedro SalinasHydrogeology
Matías CarreraHydrology and Hydraulics
Bruno BarrancoGeotechnics
Boris GómezCivil Design Engineering
Diana AraúzOceanography
Ana GarcíaSurface Water Quality
Aramis Averza C.Estuarine Aquatic Flora and Fauna
Marilyn Ho DiéguezEcosystems
Luis AlmanzaArchaeology
rado BarzevEnvironmental Economics
Fernando OrtegaMaps
Emilio DoensAtmospheric Emissions
Ausberto QueroGeology and Geomorphology

Environmental Impact Study

This is an executive summary with key points from the Environmental Impact Study. We invite you, in the same way, to review and download the complete Study in the PREFASIA of the Ministry of Environment.

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

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