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In Native Future’s 20 years of collaboration with the Wounaan people of Panama, 2022 - 2024 have proven to be the most promising. Wounaan...

The communities of Rio Hondo and Rio Platanares were new to ecotourism. August 2022 – October 2023, the communities engaged in a series of..

All of 2023 was an exceptionally dry year for Panama. In October, the Panama Canal reported 41% less rainfall than usual, highlighting...

The seed and stock of many of the trees and plants important to Wounaan culture, ecology and local economy are growing scarce and not...

Below: Forest fire fighting training February 2023. In 2024, the program will continue to support communities to protect their...

Indigenous territories and their natural resources receive the best degree of protection when they are legally recognized by the...

March 26, birdwatching group, Los Pelicanos Pardos (the Brown Pelicans) of Rio Hondo participated in a national bird count competition...

Our partnership with the International Conservation Fund of Canada has been featured at the COP 15 on Biodiversity in Montreal.

Three environmental complaints submitted by Wounaan, including one from Aruza, are poised to result in fines for the violators.

Through reforestation, the community of Rio Hondo is planning for the future.

Through trail improvements and reforestation, these communities are preparing for tourism and demonstrating the value of native stewardship.

Native Future and the USFS IP continue our work to revitalize these ecosystems and support the Indigenous communities that call them home.

The Wounaan community of Majé is idyllic, but just a 30 minute walk from the center the scenery changes. Illegal loggers and cattle ranch

What we are witnessing is the displacement of Indigenous families. Make no mistake, the people of Aruza are in urgent need of a solution.

In early March 2021, upon updating the newly developed territorial alerts map, Native Future’s volunteer GIS Technician, Clay Mosolino,...

Our Fall 2021 Newsletter has arrived!

Native Future carries out three stewardship activities: the Wounaan Bird Count, forest restoration, and forest monitoring

This spring newsletter serves as a 2020 annual report, reflecting the uncertainties of the past year and the innovations that emerged.

Our latest newsletter is here! See the link in this post for the full story.

Since 2016, a team of Wounaan forest technicians have been monitoring twelve Wounaan territories to protect them from deforestation.