Wounaan Defend Land and Nature
Indigenous territories and their natural resources receive the best degree of protection when they are legally recognized by the...
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- Jun 30, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
Our Fall 2021 Newsletter has arrived!
Our Fall 2021 Newsletter has arrived!
- Jul 14, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
Fall 2020 Newsletter
Our latest newsletter is here! See the link in this post for the full story.
- Dec 1, 2020
- 2 min
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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