The Guna Indians are at the forefront of the battle against climate change

Rising sea levels are slowly claiming their territory and despite not being familiar with the term 'global warming', they have a vague idea of what's happening.

Kuna Indigenous children play close to the sea in Nargana Island, San Blas, Panama.
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Kuna Indigenous children play close to the sea in Nargana Island, San Blas, Panama.

Panama's indigenous Guna people are threatened by climate change. As the Caribbean Sea level continues to rise, the residents are considering abandoning the islands they have lived on for generations. 

TRT World's Anelise Borges visited the San Blas Islands where the Guna have lived for several generations and now face the prospect of losing their paradise.

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