For hundreds of years, the ocean has protected the Guna Yala culture on Cardi Sugdub, or Crab Island, located off the coast of Panama. On the island, every square inch is occupied by about a thousand ...

BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indigenous people in Panama are using drones as a new weapon to monitor deforestation on their lands as thousands of hectares disappear every year in one of the ...

“Let go of all the tension and remember to breathe through your nose. Today we’re going to start with ‘Goe Machi,’” says singing teacher Evelio Calvo while he gives instructions to the piano player to ...

Panama’s Indigenous Naso kingdom has spent decades fighting for land rights in the form of a comarca. But after finally getting one in 2020, struggles to demarcate and protect the land have become ...

VISTA ALLEGRE, Panama, May 30 (UNHCR) - A year after they fled Colombia, 11 families of the Wounaan indigenous group are beginning to feel safe again in Panama. After months of wandering, the 48 ...

The Center for Politics hosted the event as part of Global Week 2025 in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education.