Happy Ocean Month Panama!
“Unless someone like you, cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, its just not.” – The Lorax Join the Community Beach Clean-up this Sunday starting at 8:00 a.m. leaving from the Coronado Beach Club. For more info contact Kara at Kara@PlayaCommunity.com or visit the PlayaCommunity Events Calendar. The Ocean is vital part of our existence. It is a source of food, a temperature regulator, a means of transportation and an environmental indicator. The ocean is our playground, and an integral party of our country. While we have barely broken the frontier of ocean exploration, we are starting to see signs of human impact. With these warning signs in mind humanity is met with a choice: to ignore or, to take action. Each year Panama takes one month to raise awareness on Ocean conservation.
This September will be the 11th Annual Ocean Month in Panama. Each year in September organizations and institutions work together to organize conferences and workshops on ocean conservation throughout the Country. This year the calendar is full of interactive events including an artist workshops, triathlon and a national beach clean up on September 7th.
Some of the organizations involved in this year's Ocean Month include: Panama's National Environmental Agency (ANAM), Panama's Minestary of Health (MINSA), Pamama's school board (MEDUSA), The Smithsonian Tropical Reseach Institute (STRI)The Panama International Maritime University, (PICU) and several NGO's including: Promar, MarVida & Panama International
Oceans: Explore, learn and protect
Friday 5 - Ocean science fair -Maritime International University of Panama 520-0175 Humberto Garces hgarces@umip.ac.pa
Sunday 7 - XXIII National Beach, Coast and Rivers Clean up! Starting at 8:00 a.m. Information PROMAR ANCON Panama Verde society 6673-9251 limpiezadeplayaspanama@gmail.com
Sunday 7- Coronado Beach Clean up starting at 8:00 a.m. leaving from the Coronado Beach Club. Information: Kara 6652-6720 kara@playacommunity.com
Tuesday 9, Sunday 20, Wednesday 24 - University conferences with ANAM, Wetlands International & more. Information: Betzaida Carranza 6597-9635 b.carranza@gaeaabogados.com
Wednesday 10 - XX painting course by Infant-PROMAR & Banco Nacional celebrating Ocean Month. Information: Jose Agustin de Obaldia 6798-3478 joseagustin777@yahoo.com.mx
Friday 12 - VIII Figures course at Profesor Mario Patterson Arena in Veracruz from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Information: MEDUCA Frenando Villalaz 515-7317 fvillareal@meduca.gob.pa
Sunday 14 - Family Day and Capture of Lion Fish. "Don't eat shark...eat Lion FIsh. Provence of Colon. Information: ARAP Yazmin Villareal G. 6507 - 2816 yvillarreal@arap.gob.pa
Sunday 14 - Coronado Extreme Triathlon organized by Untion de Triathlon de Panama starting at 7:00 a.m. Information Eladio Quintero 6379-4972 triathlon.panama@hotmail.com
Friday 19 - Scientist conference on the value of wetlands in the natural culture of Panama. City of knowledge, Clayton from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Information: Sandy Mozquera 6694-3894
smosquera@cdspanama.org
Sunday 21 - XXIII Underwater cleanup in La Guaria and Isla Grande, Provence of Colon. Information: PROMAR Adolfo Trute atrute@yahoo.com
Friday 26 - X Forum "Oceans: Explore, learn and protect them" in the Earl Tupper Smithsonian Institute Auditorium from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Information Lidia Valencia 212-8793 valencil@si.edu
