USAID/Panama’s environmental activities focus on biodiversity conservation, natural resource stewardship, and the creation of sustainable and environmentally compatible income and employment generation in the Panama Canal Watershed and in the Darien Region. Funding for natural resources management and biodiversity is about $2 million annually.

This audit will determine whether USAID/Panama’s environmental activities contributed to sustainable management of the Panama Canal watershed. It will also assess whether USAID/Panama’s reporting on its environmental activities provided stakeholders with complete and accurate program information.

Source: Office of Inspector General - ANNUAL PLAN - FISCAL YEAR 2010