Ministry of Environment (Panama)

The Ministry of Environment of Panama (MiAmbiente) is a Ministry of the Executive Branch in charge of managing natural resources and the environment. In 1998, through Law No. 41 of July 1 of that year, the National Environmental Authority was created. On April 21, 2015, President Juan Carlos Varela sanctioned Law No. 8 of 2015 which creates the Ministry of Environment (MiAMBIENTE). Its main function is to ensure compliance and enforcement of laws, regulations and national policies regarding the management of natural resources and the environment.

Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Panama
Ministerio de Ambiente de la República de Panamá  (Spanish)
Democracy
LawLaw 8 of 2015.
ProvincePanama
CountryPanama
Websitehttps://www.miambiente.gob.pa/
Legislative branch
Meeting placeCabinet
LeaderPresident
AppointerMinister
HeadquartersPanama City, Panama

Roles and responsibilities

The Ministry of the Environment's primary mission is to conserve, protect, restore and improve the environment and the natural resource base. The tools that the institution uses to carry out this function are the following:

  • Ensure compliance with the law, its regulations, environmental quality standards and the technical and administrative provisions assigned to it by law.
  • Establish norms for the protection and control of environmental quality with the participation of the corresponding competent authority in each case.
  • To issue resolutions and technical and administrative norms for the execution of the National Environmental Policy and the protection of natural, terrestrial and hydrobiological resources, in accordance with the State's development plans.
  • Establish and apply sanctions and fines in accordance with the law, regulations and complementary provisions.
  • Evaluate environmental impact studies and issue the respective resolutions.
  • Authorize permits, aquatic concessions and other authorizations with fishing, aquaculture and mariculture, which must be coordinated with the Aquatic Resources Authority of Panama.
  • Negotiate agreements with natural or juridical persons for the development of non-profit activities.

Ministers of Environment
N.º Nombre Duración
1 Mirei Endara July 1, 2014 - March 17, 2017
2 Emilio Sempris March 18, 2017 - July 1, 2019
3 Milciades Concepción 1 de julio de 2019 - Actualmente en el cargo

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