Panama - Institutions and Participation

Action 9 - Implement best practices for sustainable land management and restoration of productive landscapes with large-scale agroforestry

In 2021, under the leadership of the Ministry of Environment and with the technical and financial support of GWP Central America, a number of consultation workshops were organised with the participation of stakeholders from the public sector, civil society, the private sector, academia, international cooperation and water sector authorities. As a result, the IWRM Action Plan (PAGIRH2022-2026 was developed with the objective to implement concrete actions for advancing in IWRM in Panama. The following action was defined as part of that process and identified as a priority action included in the action plan. 

The purpose of this action is to adopt the best practices for sustainable land management and productive landscape restoration through large-scale agroforestry in order to meet national land degradation neutrality (LDN) targets. 

IWRM Dimension: Institutions and Participation
SDG 6.5.1 Question: 2.1c. Public participation - national
Level: National
Status of action: Awaiting funding
Related SDG Goal: 15. Life on land
Responsible Agency: Ministry of the Environment, DSH, MEF, MIDA, CATHALAC, Fundación Natura, NGOs