Tag: La Amistad International Park
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‘We are nature’s best guardians, not the State’
One indigenous nation. One UNESCO World Heritage site. In the Bocas del Toro region of Panama, everything is at stake. Along the banks of the Teribe river stands one of the last indigenous kingdoms in the western hemisphere. But unlike the opulent European monarchies of old, the Naso kingdom doesn’t preoccupy itself with conquering foreign…
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Panama: Situation Turns Critical for the Naso
A critical situation is developing in Naso territory, Bocas del Toro province, Panama. Some 50 Naso protesters are blockading the access road to the Boynic hydroelectric project, preventing workers from entering the construction site of the 30 megawatt dam, which is scheduled for completion later this year. The protesters are demanding the government ratify an…