FOOTPRINTS - Projects in Panama

Protecting Leatherback and Hawksbill Sea Turtles in Panama RUN BY: Sea Turtle Conservancy

In partnership with indigenous community members, this project will work to reduce the illegal hunting of leatherback and hawksbill sea turtles in Bocas del Toro, Panama.

Project cost

0AUD 25,000

5,572

Raised from 968 people

Latest donation: USD 5.00

50 minutes ago from a World Nomads USA customer

Protecting Endangered Primates Through Ecotourism in Panama RUN BY: Adventure Travel Conservation Fund

This project will create an ecotourism model that helps local communities protect the area’s biodiversity while improving their lifestyles.

Project cost

0AUD 23,000

7,743

Raised from 1,368 people

Latest donation: AUD 10.00

20 minutes ago from a World Nomads Australia customer

Save endangered sea turtles in Panama RUN BY: Sea Turtle Conservancy

This project enlisted the local community in a new sea turtle research and conservation program at a recently discovered nesting site in Bocas del Drago, Panama. Results included reductions in illegal poaching and dog predation, a study of the impacts of climate change, and educating the community about the importance and economic value of conservation.

USD 20,001

Raised from 7,697 people

Protect sharks and rays in Panama RUN BY: Adventure Travel Conservation Fund

This project will improve the understanding, management, and stewardship of threatened sharks and rays in Panama’s biodiversity-rich Coiba Island and surrounding waters – a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site and an important adventure travel destination – through the long-term engagement of local communities and the public in baseline research and conservation, and the promotion of engaged, conscientious and sustainable tourism.

USD 20,002

Raised from 8,948 people

Save sea turtles through ecotourism in Panama RUN BY: Sea Turtle Conservancy

This project will work with members of an indigenous community on the Atlantic coast of Panama to support the development of sustainable ecotourism as a way to save sea turtles by reducing pressure to hunt sea turtles for a living.

USD 15,007

Raised from 6,792 people

Fight the Impacts of Climate Change on Turtles in Panama RUN BY: Sea Turtle Conservancy

This project will support research and conservation efforts to reduce the impacts of climate change on sea turtle populations nesting in Bocas del Toro, Panama. The project also will provide field training opportunities for aspiring conservation biologists from developing nations in Latin America.

USD 25,007

Raised from 10,011 people

Protecting Sea Turtles in Panama RUN BY: Sea Turtle Conservancy

The project aims to reduce illegal poaching of endangered leatherback and hawksbill turtles at Chiriqui Beach, Panama, through a rigorous monitoring and protection program overseen by Sea Turtle Conservancy and implemented by locally-trained indigenous community members.

USD 15,001

Raised from 6,309 people

Saving Leatherback Sea Turtles in Panama RUN BY: Sea Turtle Conservancy

To reduce illegal poaching of endangered leatherback turtles at Soropta Beach, Panama, through a rigorous monitoring and protection program overseen by Sea Turtle Conservancy and implemented by locally-trained indigenous community members.

USD 15,003

Raised from 7,279 people