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Siete Cuencas is an innovative initiative that seeks to significantly reduce the waste that reaches the Bay of Panama through the capital’s rivers.
Discover the Casa de Wanda The Casa de Wanda is Marea Verde’s interactive environmental education center, designed to inspire children, youth, and adults to take action against plastic pollution in our rivers and coastal areas. Located in the township of Juan Díaz, this unique space invites you to explore, learn, and connect with real, local […]
Reciclar EsCultura was the first national sculpture competition made from garbage collected in rivers, beaches, seas, mangroves and coasts. The main objective was to increase awareness of the impact we have on our natural environment, which we can change with our actions. We received about 200 registrations and finally 52 participants sent their sculptures that […]
The first river intervention project consisted of the installation of a floating barrier “B.o.B” in the Matías Hernández River to more easily trap and collect the waste that flows down this river and prevent it from reaching the coast and the mangrove. This system has been tested in other countries and was also effective in […]
Recicletas is an innovative community-based recycling initiative launched by the Don Bosco Community Board in partnership with Marea Verde Panamá. Since its debut in March 2023, it has proven to be a practical, sustainable, and replicable solution to promote household recycling practices. What are the Recicletas? Recicletas are modified bicycles equipped with collection wagons designed […]
The project to clean up and recover the mangroves of Costa del Este, Panama City, consisted of collecting the waste accumulated among the mangroves that affect this important ecosystem. Much of this waste comes down from the communities surrounding the middle and upper watershed of the Matías Hernández River and reaches the coast, accumulating with […]
Bob & Garzón, Contra la Corriente de Basura is a wonderful book that has a very special and necessary purpose for Panama: to raise awareness among the population about the problem of pollution of rivers and seas and to provide information on how to mitigate it through collective actions. It is a beautifully illustrated 48-page […]
Meet Wanda Díaz, our water wheel! Wanda is an innovative system —the first of its kind in Latin America— that uses hydraulic energy and solar panels, along with the manual work of our team, to collect and remove floating solid waste from the river, preventing it from reaching the sea. This project is built on […]
Wanda Educa is part of our education pillar, which Marea Verde has been promoting since 2023, with the goal of raising awareness within the educational community about the importance of proper solid waste management. Through training activities and concrete actions, we aim to encourage sustainable habits that help reduce the amount of waste generated daily. […]
The Dermar Arat XXI scarves, which means Marea Verde in the Guna language, were inspired by the renowned Guna molas and their close relationship with terrestrial and marine nature. This collection incorporated a variant on the original designs by depicting plastic waste alongside the traditional elements of the molas. In an artistic way, we were […]