Biodiversity is our most sophisticated information network and must be protected (commentary)

Each species represents a unique library of evolutionary wisdom, encoded in DNA and refined over millions of years. In a new commentary prior to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) quadrennial conference this month, IUCN...

AMISTAD 25 Closes in Panama with a Legacy of Care, Partnership

U.S. and Panamanian officials, health professionals, and military members gathered to mark the closing of AMISTAD 2025 at the José Domingo de Obaldía Hospital in Panama, September 25. The ceremony marked the end of a multinational global health...

Panama Declares a Significant Rainfall Watch from October 1 to 4

The Panamanian Institute of Hydrology and Meteorology (IMHPA) has issued a significant rainfall watch that will be in effect from October 1 to 4 throughout the country and in several regional areas. According to the weather forecast, moderate to...

Xelajú MC Prepares for Key Copa Centroamericana Match in Panamá

PANAMÁ – Xelajú MC is set to face Sporting San Miguelito in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa Centroamericana on October 2, 2025. The Guatemalan team holds a 2-0 advantage and aims to maintain that lead. Coach Amarini Villatoro...

The Impact of the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling 3 Months In

The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (the Hong Kong Convention) went into effect on June 26, 2025, in 24 contracting states. The Hong Kong Convention aims to improve worker conditions and...

Panama Canal announces Enhanced Long-Term Slot Allocation Program (LoTSA 2.0)

The Panama Canal Authority today announced the launch of LoTSA 2.0, the next generation of the Long-Term Slot Allocation program, designed to redefine how maritime customers plan their transits. Building on the success of LoTSA 1.0, this new...

Panama Canal Disruption Charges

The Panama Canal Authority introduced the “Disruption Charge” tariff to minimize transit delays and/or disruptions by reducing vessel incidents during transit and to encourage vessels to rectify the deficiencies or report them in a timely manner...

View from the Mon: Industry, historical pollution and prosperity

Just outside of Pittsburgh’s city limits along the Monongahela River stand the Carrie Blast Furnaces. They are two of the seven blast furnaces that were here, opened in 1907 and closed in 1978. The site is a national historic landmark managed by...

Ripley talks recyclables, budget

Town of Ripley board members, at their regular meeting this month adopted a local law requiring the separation of recyclable and reusable materials from other forms of trash. The law is intended to conform with the direction from the New York...

Bhutan Calls for Urgent Climate Action, UN Reform, and Global Peace at UNGA

TIL BDR GHALLEY | Thimphu rime Minister Tshering Tobgay addressed the General Debate of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), on 26 September, urging world leaders to accelerate climate action, pursue meaningful UN...

In Asheville, a Natural Disaster and a Housing Crisis Collide

Heavy rains had been drenching Western North Carolina over the final week of September 2024. On that Thursday night, Ursula Crawford was fixing dinner at her West Asheville rental when water and mud started seeping under her door. “Within minutes,...

Storms will Affect Central and Western Panama: Unstable Weather Continues into Tuesday and Beyond

The weather forecast for Monday & Tuesday, September 29 & 30, 2025, predicts variable conditions across the country. Tuesday will have isolated rains in coastal areas. During the morning hours, isolated showers are expected in maritime and coastal...

22 Colombians Arrested in Panama Performing Illegal Mining

The National Border Service (SENAFRONT) dealt a severe blow to illegal mining in the Gunayala region. The operation, dubbed Operation Odin 2, was carried out on the Pito River, in the El Pozón sector, as part of the larger Dyobari II operation....

Panama Ranches Adopt New Measures to Curb Jaguar Attacks

An increasing number of farms in Panama are taking steps to reduce jaguar attacks on livestock, showing that coexistence between people and these American big cats is possible, a UN agency said Friday. The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a prominent...

Mexico’s Panama Canal Bypass Creative, Cost-Effective

Mexico’s interoceanic rail and port duo wants a slice of Asia to US trade by dodging Panama bottlenecks and fees. Here is what it could save and why. The Concept Mexico is reviving a very old shortcut and giving it modern boots. The Interoceanic...

Panama Canal ready to start rewarding low-carbon ships

Next week, the Panama Canal will launch NetZero Slot, an initiative designed to incentivize Neopanamax vessels powered by clean fuels and equipped with energy-efficient technologies. Courtesy of Panama Canal With this move, the Panama Canal...

Panama Canal Opens NetZero Slot for Low-Emission Vessels

The Panama Canal Authority has introduced a new “NetZero Slot” to give ships powered by cleaner fuels priority access to the waterway. The move, announced this month, aims to help the shipping industry reduce emissions while also alleviating...

Panama’s President Mulino Wasted No Time at the UN to Tell the Panama Story

Mulino took advantage of his speech at the UN to highlight the achievements of his administration’s one year in office, such as Panama’s removal from the gray list and the country’s participation in the regional economic and environmental context,...

Panama Canal Starts Vendor Selection for New Energy Pipeline Project

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said it has officially launched the concessionaire selection process for its new energy pipeline project, attracting over 45 representatives from global energy companies. The pipeline project will be the first...

'This place makes dreams happen': Smithsonian's Conservation Biology Institute celebrates 50 years of milestones in Front Royal

In a peaceful setting among the rolling hills along U.S. 522 south of Front Royal, scientists from around the world are conducting groundbreaking research about animals and their habitats. In September, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology...