Tacana territory protects forests, conserves resources, and reinforces identity
SRI fellow Barbara Fraser reports on the benefits of collaborative conservation or the Tacana people of Boliva. Read the full […]
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Tag: community-based conservation
Scientist and entrepreneur turn to Brazil nuts to protect Peru’s threatened forests
SRI fellow Barbara Fraser reports from the Amazon: Innovating Brazil nuts: a business with roots in the rainforest
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Community Tourism in the Peruvian Amazon
Special Reporting Initiative Fellow Barbara Fraser reports on the niche of community tourism in Peru’s Tambopata Nature Reserve. Read the […]
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VIDEO: Bringing Tourism Home
Mongabay Special Reporting Initiative Fellow reports on community tourism efforts in the Peruvian Amazon. Watch the short 4-minute video and […]
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Enchanted lakes and magic hills: how traditional stories support conservation and abundance
Special Reporting Initiative Fellow Barbara Fraser reports from the Peruvian Amazon in a piece titled: Environmental wisdom: keeping indigenous stories […]
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Regional conservation area safeguards subsistence and spirituality in the Peruvian Amazon
A model forest? Regional park balances local needs and conservation – a new report by Special Reporting Initiative fellow Barbara […]
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DEUTSCHE WELLE – Panama’s climate struggle
Germany’s international broadcast station, Deutsche Welle (meaning German Wave) has produced a segment by Special Reporting Initiative Fellows Ruxandra Guidi […]
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Education in Tradition: Between the Forest and the Seas – Part III
A young boy listens as a fellow student asks a question during Don Jesús’ weekly class about Kuna history, myth, […]
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The Yarsuisuit Collective: Between the Forest & the Seas – Part II
A Kuna elder passes thatched-roof homes along the edge of Ustupu Island as he returns in his dugout canoe with […]
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Life & Climate Change in Guna Yala: Between the Forest & the Seas – Part I
As the sun rises, clouds and mist begin to clear over some of the tree-covered mountains in the mainland forest […]
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Can Elinor Ostrom’s revolutionary ideas save the world’s forests?
Can Elinor Ostrom’s revolutionary ideas halt climate change, improve people’s livelihoods, and save the world’s forests? Read Special Reporting Initiative […]
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