How Panama's indigenous peoples are using drones to save the rainforest

In Panama, indigenous tribes are turning to a modern tool to help protect their homes: drones. Vast rainforests, which once covered more than half of Panama's land surface, are shrinking – eaten away by development, both official and unofficial. Forest land is becoming mines, hydroelectric projects, farmland, cattle habitat, and the site of illegal logging. In response, seven indigenous tribes, whose members live in autonomous zones known as comarcas, have begun sending up drones to keep an eye on their forests. Three members from each tribe received a month of training on how to use the drones, Reuters reports.