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Panama Project Update
We were happy for good turnout for our program presentations in January and February, and for many offers of assistance. This write-up was suggested by Dianne Heidke who moderated our last informational event; this is for people who would like … Continue reading
Posted in Central America Projects
Tagged Big River Foundation, Bocas del Toro, Boquete, C. America, Central America, Conservation, documentary, Ecotourism, film, hydroelectric, International Park La Amistad, Naso, Panama, Parque Internacional La Amistad, PILA, Rio Teribe, River, Sieyic, Sieykin, Tjer Di, Watershed
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One River, One Tribe
The Naso are a Leaver culture. They wish to leave their forests and rivers as they inherited them from their ancestors, clean & crystalline. Takers wish to develop them for profit but the Naso regard their water as a sacred … Continue reading
Posted in Central America Projects
Tagged Big River Foundation, Bocas del Toro, Central America, Conservation, documentary, Ecotourism, hydroelectric, International Park La Amistad, Kingdom, La Amistad, Naso, ODESEN, Panama, Parque Internacional La Amistad, PILA, Rio Bonjic, Rio Shey, Rio Teribe, Sieyic, Sieykin, Tjer Di, WECKSO, What Price Paradise, World Heritage Site
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Rio Teribe Interviews
This month in Central America we are subtitling interviews to produce a short news video in advance of filming the documentary ‘Grandmother Water’ in September. We are working to help the Naso give voice to their struggle, to introduce viewers … Continue reading
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Tagged Big River Foundation, Bocas del Toro, Bonjic, Boquete, C. America, Central America, Conservation, Costa Rica, documentary, Ecotourism, film, hydro, hydroelectric, International Park La Amistad, kayaking, Kingdom, La Amistad, Naso, ODESEN, Panama, Rio Teribe, UNESCO, WECKSO, Wekso
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Watershed Watch Expeditions
Expeditions this month scout sites for our recently announced Watershed Expedition School, along with our amazing indigenous partners at ODESEN, the Organization for the Development of Sustainable Ecotourism for the Naso, the last Kingdom in the Americas. After much exploration, … Continue reading
Watershed Ecology Program in Central America
Classrooms all over the world are preparing to participate in a new watershed ecology program in Central America. This education and eco-tourism project is in Parque Internacional “La Amistad”, a biosphere reserve and World Heritage Site shared by Costa Rica … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Big River Foundation, Biolley, Boquete, C. America, Central America, Costa Rica, Development, Eco-tourism, Ecology, Ecotourism, Education, hike, hiking, International Park La Amistad, kayak, kayaking, Kingdom, La Amistad, linkedin, Naso, ODESEN, Panama, Parque Internacional La Amistad, PILA, Programs, UNESCO, Watershed, WECKSO
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