“…The results of these projects go beyond the protection and restoration of Panamanian forests and have numerous co‐benefits, mapping to 11 SDGs and 36 targets (Figure 1, Table S1). These include increased climate resilience (Hall et al, 2022), with a focus on reduced flooding (Ogden et al, 2013) (SDGs 1.5, 11.5, 13.1, 13.2), improved water quality (Chavarria et al, 2021) and security (dos Reis Oliveira et al, 2019) (SDGs 6.3, 6.5), and natural heritage protection (SDG 11.4). This research is designed to improve the efficient use of natural resources (SDG 12.2), reinforce land tenure claims and provide economic benefits to landowners through carbon credits and sustainable forest management (Adamowicz et al, 2019; Hall, Kirn, et al, 2015; Sinacore et al, 2022) (SDG 1.4).…”