A River for Life: The Río Cobre Archive is a speculative project led by artist Laura Fong Prosper that partners with the peasant water protectors of the Río Cobre in Veraguas, Panama, to amplify their community-centered governance model rooted in the worldview of the river as a living relative.

The project combines original cinematography and sound tracks, field recordings and Indigenous narratives. A dedicated NFT gallery on this site features video excerpts extracted directly from the 2023 work, Guardiana del Agua - a hydrofeminist tribute to the legacy of murdered activist Berta Caceres. This project expands that vision of resistance into a new, collaborative model for environmental stewardship.

All income generated from the sale of these NFTs will be donated directly to MOCAMDERCO (Movimiento Campesino en Defensa del Río Cobre). These funds will provide support for the movement's ongoing work, including legal procedures to resist persecution from capitalist and extractivist powers, as well as grassroots initiatives like river cleanup brigades, ecological monitoring, and educational workshops. This NFT initiative represents the first step toward a larger vision: the eventual creation of a Movimiento Campesino DAO governance model, where members of MOCAMDERCO can directly vote on community decision-making for water and territory protection.

The project proposes a hybrid approach where local knowledge, community care, and technology converge to protect the Río Cobre, creating a living archive and a blueprint for water rights rooted in reciprocity rather than extraction.