Panama creates Pacific reserve that raises its protected marine areas to 30%, Panamá, PA - 09 Jun 2021
Panama created on Tuesday a Pacific reserve of more than 67,000 square kilometers, almost the size of the country, raising the protection of its marine areas to 30 percent and becoming the second nation in Latin America to achieve it within the United Nations' 30X30 Initiative framework. Panama has an area of 75,517 square kilometers and the so-called Coiba Cordillera Managed Resources Area (ARMCC), located in the eastern Pacific, has 67,908.98 protected square kilometers. SHOT LIST: THE GOVERNMENT OF PANAMA SIGNS AN EXECUTIVE DECREE TO CREATE A PACIFIC RESERVE IN PANAMA CITY, PANAMA. SOUND BITE: THE PRESIDENT OF PANAMA, LAURENTINO CORTIZO (IN SPANISH). TRANSLATION: The signing of this executive decree is an important step to protect the biodiversity of our country and the conservation of the environment at a global level.