Like I’ve described in past posts, there is a multinational corporation in the area where I work and live which is in the process of damming the River Changuinola, about a 45 minute walk from Nudobti. Now please keep in mind that this project is something that is supported by the Panamanian government, although the area is a nationally protected rainforest and it’s construction will significantly effect the biodiversity of its ecosystem, damage the nearby watershed and displace thousands of indigenous people and effect thier unique culture. They have already begun displacing people and houses have begun being constructed in my community (only a house - minus a farm to cultivate food and income for the families...) for some of the effected people by the company. Unfortunately, the whole project is being administered in an incredibly unsustainable and culturally insensitive way. The people, being uneducated, living in some of the most extreme poverity in Panama and situated in inaccessable and remote villages dont quite realize the severity of the situation and are receiving a small amount of money for their farms and to turn their heads to the issue.
Check out this website, and read a little bit more about it:
http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/panama_biosphere/
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