Fig 1.
The Indigenous territories in the Upper Bayano Watershed in eastern Panama.
Fig 2.
Map of territorial and resource conflicts in Indigenous lands in Panama.
Typology and distribution of territorial conflicts in Indigenous territories according to the perception of Indigenous communities in Panama.
Fig 3.
Map of ground truthing points in the Upper Bayano Watershed.
Participatory ground truthing data of the Hansen et al. [27] maps in the Upper Bayano. Forest inventory data is represented with triangles and validation points are represented with squares. Invaded areas are identified with hatched patterns.
Table 1.
REDD+ related workshops and meetings held with Indigenous authorities, technicians and communities during the Partnership Project (2010–2012).
Fig 4.
Total deforestation (ha) and indicators of deforestation (2001–2014) in Indigenous territories and colonist areas in the Upper Bayano Watershed.
Table 2.
Forest cover and forest cover changes (2001–2014) in Indigenous territories and non-Indigenous areas in the Upper Bayano Watershed.
Fig 5.
Historical and projected emissions of tCO2e in the Upper Bayano Watershed for 2001–2024.
Table 3.
Comparison of different Panamanian legislation regarding land and natural resources ownership, and natural resources management and conservation.
Table 4.
Consensus responses on REDD+-related questions discussed during the Partnership project workshops.
Fig 6.
A diagram representing the hierarchy of legislation in the context of Panama.