The Piñas Bay Conservancy (PBC) aims to reduce deforestation pressure on the tropical rainforest by investing in an agricultural educational program that teaches local folk how to: (1) generate organic fertilizer from their waste stream, manage pests and nutrients in an integrated manner utilizing natural controls/sources, and (3) learn to modify their farm/home management to produce vegetables, grains, and protein in proximity.  The program aims to regain damaged ecosystems near the populated center though a permaculture approach to land management in combination with the implementation of agricultural field schools (ECA – Escuelas de Campo Agricultural) where techniques for better crop management and farm design can be imparted.  Permaculture is a method of land management designed to foster the cycling of organics into soils to increase its fertility, thus allowing for its productive utilization near living spaces, eliminating the need to further cut down forests.  Through the agricultural education programs promoted by PBC we aim to achieve a triple bottom-line benefit where residents of Puerto Piñas will gain natural capital and its services (cleaner water and air, more biodiversity), resilient economic empowerment through sustainable food production, and improved social equity. This initiative will allow us to allocate funds to enlarging the village dam, where water shortage is a major problem during the summer months. The dry season in Panama sees no rain for five months – the village dam is the only source of water for the village during this time. Beyond that, we also aim to fund garbage management solutions, a sanitation plan and recycling program – critical for the future health and sustainability of the village.