{"id":22433,"date":"2018-02-25T10:44:35","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T15:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=22433"},"modified":"2018-02-25T10:44:35","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T15:44:35","slug":"coiba-island-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/coiba-island-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"Coiba Island Alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Coiba1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22435\" src=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Coiba1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Coiba1.jpg 688w, https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Coiba1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Plan to sell off panama\u2019s \u2018crown jewel\u2019 of protected areas has world worried about similar schemes elsewhere.<\/p>\n<div id=\"block-70ea3e23fdc80a44835a\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<p>Debate has erupted over a development plan for Panama\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/1138\">Coiba National Park \u2014 a World Heritage Site<\/a>.\u00a0 Critics are worried it could unleash harmful development and be a bellwether for plans to degrade and damage other protected areas around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Coiba is an island chain and vast marine area in Panama\u2019s Pacific coast.\u00a0 It contains massive reefs and among the highest fish diversity documented anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations has threatened to declare Coiba a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/decisions\/7020\">World Heritage Site in Danger<\/a>\u00a0due to concerns about over-fishing and the aggressive development plans ahead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1519124543592_59119\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1519573177513_106\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1519573177513_105\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1519573177513_104\" class=\"intrinsic\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1519573177513_103\" class=\"image-block-wrapper   has-aspect-ratio\" data-description=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/51b078a6e4b0e8d244dd9620\/t\/5a8c038971c10b584562f90a\/1519125386348\/Coiba2.jpg?format=750w\" alt=\"Coiba2.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/51b078a6e4b0e8d244dd9620\/t\/5a8c038971c10b584562f90a\/1519125386348\/Coiba2.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/51b078a6e4b0e8d244dd9620\/t\/5a8c038971c10b584562f90a\/1519125386348\/Coiba2.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"600x435\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5a8c038971c10b584562f90a\" data-type=\"image\" data-position-mode=\"standard\" data-image-resolution=\"750w\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1519124543592_59399\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<h2>MANY PROTECTED AREAS IN PERIL<\/h2>\n<p>The story of Coiba \u2014 the current push and pull \u2014 is reflective of many debates around protected areas, both terrestrial and marine.<\/p>\n<p>How much should we economize our protected areas? \u00a0How much infrastructure is too much?\u00a0 How many tourists can a site really support?<\/p>\n<p>We all want protected areas with at least some access \u2014 but at the same time we want environmental protection.<\/p>\n<p>Proponents of private enterprize in protected areas\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2016\/02\/can-privatization-save-parks\/\">argue<\/a>\u00a0that much can be gained by strong public-private partnerships, including saving parks that have essentially been abandoned by governments.<\/p>\n<p>But the details always matter: What exactly is being privatized? \u00a0For how long?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1519124543592_63621\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1519573177513_127\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1519573177513_126\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1519573177513_125\" class=\"intrinsic\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1519573177513_124\" class=\"image-block-wrapper   has-aspect-ratio\" data-description=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/51b078a6e4b0e8d244dd9620\/t\/5a8c03e908522933c278f482\/1519125489150\/Coiba3.jpg?format=750w\" alt=\"Coiba3.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/51b078a6e4b0e8d244dd9620\/t\/5a8c03e908522933c278f482\/1519125489150\/Coiba3.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/51b078a6e4b0e8d244dd9620\/t\/5a8c03e908522933c278f482\/1519125489150\/Coiba3.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"648x432\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5a8c03e908522933c278f482\" data-type=\"image\" data-position-mode=\"standard\" data-image-resolution=\"750w\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1519124543592_63901\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<p>In the U.S., the Trump administration has been criticized for suggesting privatizing campgrounds, selling off public lands, and proposing a massive hike in the numbers of allowed visitors for some national parks.<\/p>\n<p>A plan to privatize England\u2019s forests was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2011\/feb\/16\/forests-sell-off-cameron-uturn\">abandoned<\/a>\u00a0in 2011 after mass protests, but environmentalists\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/blog\/2015\/feb\/17\/privatisation-uk-woodlands-happening-by-backdoor\">contend<\/a>\u00a0it is happening anyway.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian state of S\u00e3o Paulo has recently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2016\/12\/brazilian-state-invites-private-companies-to-run-atlantic-forest-parks\/\">privatized<\/a>\u00a025 of its state parks leading to an outcry among environmentalists and politicians.<\/p>\n<h2>PRIVATIZE PARKS, OR KEEP THEM MORE PRISTINE?<\/h2>\n<p>Parks are too often ignored by our governments \u2014 but when they aren\u2019t, they are often seen as direct money generators, not conservation landscapes protected for all generations.<\/p>\n<p>Research\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/chile-national-parks-trump_us_5a72dacae4b0146e594458c6\">shows<\/a>\u00a0that protected areas are good for both local and national economies, so long as they are well-managed, smartly-designed, and valued not just for tourism but for protection.<\/p>\n<p>Panama needs to decide just what it wants out of Coiba National Park: an industrialized tourism bonanza, or a place rich in wildlife and ecosystems that supports smaller locally-owned tourism ventures.<\/p>\n<p>Many other nations are facing difficult decisions as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1519124543592_67572\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1519573177513_144\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1519573177513_143\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below 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