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For many years, Native Future has been supporting Indigenous communities to restore the biodiversity important to their way of life . Why? First, we understand that people and their environments are inextricably linked, especially Indigenous peoples. Biocultural restoration revitalizes and strengthens their cultural and linguistic relationships with their natural world - their traditional ecological knowledge - helping to protect and restore the plants, animals and overall h

In 2021, corrupt actors laid claim to two-thirds of the Wounaan community of Aruza’s territory and the Government of Panama canceled Aruza’s application for ownership of their land. Soon after, Aruza's leaders were receiving maps from government officials showing more than 2/3rd of their territory was no longer theirs, and logging trucks started to roll through their community. Three years later, Wounaan have effectively reclaimed their land, and Aruza has resubmitted their a

Native Future partners with Indigenous organizations and communities to protect and conserve the lands, waters, and ecosystems that are...

Alcibiades is a thirty-four-year-old Ngäbe Buglé scholarship student from the Buenos Aires region. Married with five children and...

Wounaan communities invite you on a 7-day birdwatching tour that includes the Wounaan-led Christmas Bird Count and focuses on the...

In July 2024, Native Future launched a new 21-month project, Enhancing Indigenous Territorial Security and Environmental Governance in...

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

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

Rio Platanares is putting the final touches on its Crested Eagle Trail, preparing to receive visitors this tourist season. The trail,...

This October, six Wounaan participated in the annual Audubon Hawkwatch at the top of Ancon Hill. Three women and three men, from four...

The pictures and quotes below are university students from El Jacinto, the small community where this scholarship program began in 2002....

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...

None of this progress would have been possible without your generous support. Thank you so much!

September 5th marks the International Day of Indigenous Women, a day chosen to commemorate the struggle of Indigenous heroine Bartolina...

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

It’s been a challenging two years, yet, during that time our community has only grown.

Our Fall 2021 Newsletter has arrived!

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