A Message From Our Executive Director
In Native Future’s 20 years of collaboration with the Wounaan people of Panama, 2022 - 2024 have proven to be the most promising. Wounaan...
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Nov 14, 20232 min read
Wounaan Defend Land and Nature
Indigenous territories and their natural resources receive the best degree of protection when they are legally recognized by the...
Jun 30, 20231 min read
Twenty+ Cited for Ecological Damages in Wounaan Territories
The Wounaan territorial monitoring program is showing unprecedented results. Cooperation between Wounaan authorities, the Ministry of...
Apr 14, 20232 min read
Update Aruza: Territorial Monitoring Uncovers Malfeasance
Late January 2022, the community of Aruza had learned their collective title application was annulled by the government agency managing...
Dec 13, 20222 min read
Wounaan Conservation Featured at COP 15 on Biodiversity
Our partnership with the International Conservation Fund of Canada has been featured at the COP 15 on Biodiversity in Montreal.
Nov 8, 20222 min read
Update on Aruza: Illegal Loggers Held Accountable for Deforestation
Three environmental complaints submitted by Wounaan, including one from Aruza, are poised to result in fines for the violators.
Sep 6, 20222 min read
First Woman Cacique of the Wounaan People: Aulina Ismare Opua
September 5th marks the International Day of Indigenous Women, a day chosen to commemorate the struggle of Indigenous heroine Bartolina...
Jun 22, 20222 min read
World Rainforest Day: On the Ground in Majé
We have the power to stop deforestation on Indigenous land. This World Rainforest Day, let’s take action!
May 29, 20222 min read
Warning Signs for Majé
The Wounaan community of Majé is idyllic, but just a 30 minute walk from the center the scenery changes. Illegal loggers and cattle ranch
Apr 24, 20224 min read
The Urgency of Aruza: Stop the Invasion of Wounaan Lands
What we are witnessing is the displacement of Indigenous families. Make no mistake, the people of Aruza are in urgent need of a solution.
Dec 4, 20212 min read
Territorial alerts map helps Wounaan halt illegal logging
In early March 2021, upon updating the newly developed territorial alerts map, Native Future’s volunteer GIS Technician, Clay Mosolino,...
Nov 19, 20211 min read
Our Fall 2021 Newsletter has arrived!
Our Fall 2021 Newsletter has arrived!
Jul 14, 20211 min read
2021 Spring Newsletter + 2020 Annual Report
This spring newsletter serves as a 2020 annual report, reflecting the uncertainties of the past year and the innovations that emerged.
Mar 25, 20211 min read
Fall 2020 Newsletter
Our latest newsletter is here! See the link in this post for the full story.
Dec 1, 20202 min read
Wounaan have a new forest monitoring tool
Since 2016, a team of Wounaan forest technicians
have been monitoring twelve Wounaan territories to protect them from deforestation.
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