Panama’s Environment Ministry launches public platform for environmental-impact files

Panama’s Environment Ministry has opened a new digital window into the country’s environmental-impact assessments, allowing members of the public to consult and follow project files online.

The platform, called E-SEVIA 2.0, is the digital environment for Panama’s Environmental Impact Assessment System. It is designed to modernize the way assessment procedures are managed and to make the material held in the system available to users.

“The database of this digital environment is publicly accessible, anyone can access the files,” said Graciela Palacios, MiAmbiente’s director of environmental-impact assessment. Interested users must first register and create a username and password before entering the system and consulting the available information.

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The database of this digital environment is publicly accessible, anyone can access the files.

MiAmbiente said the tool will strengthen transparency in environmental reviews while streamlining administrative procedures and making it easier to follow the progress of files. Vice Minister of Environment Maricarmen Silvera said the platform should help organize information and give citizens and people involved in projects a clearer view of the process.

“The protection of our natural resources continues to be a priority; technology should help us manage processes better, organize information, facilitate the tracking of files and provide greater clarity to citizens and those involved in the development of projects in our country,” Silvera said.

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The protection of our natural resources continues to be a priority; technology should help us manage processes better, organize information, facilitate the tracking of files and provide greater clarity to citizens and those involved in the development of projects in our country.