| Amani Nature Reserve | United Republic of Tanzania | |
The East Usambara rain forests are one of the most valuable
conservation areas in Africa and one of the world's great
biodiversity hot spots. However, the slopes of these mountains
receive high amounts of rainfall and are attractive places to farm.
As the human population in these mountains has grown, the forests
have been cleared to make way for tea estates and small farms.
Unfortunately, the local farming practices are often unsustainable
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| Asociación de Artesnas de Arbolsol y Huaca de Barro del Distrito de Mórrope | Peru |
Founded by local women in 2003, the Artesanas Association of
Arbolsol and Huaca de Barro of the Mórrope District works to
recover traditional methods of cotton production that are
environmentally responsible and create positive socio-economic
change in the region.
The association oversees the planting and harvesting of native
cotton varieties using only pesticides from natural sources. In
addition to cotton production, the association has been
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| Asociación de Mujeres de Isabela “Pescado Azul” | Ecuador |
This women's cooperative on the island of Isabela in the Galápagos
Islands is providing jobs for unemployed women and sustainable
economic alternatives for fishermen. This small-scale business is
decreasing pressure on an already overexploited fishery by focusing
on added value rather than scale in its production of smoked
fish.
Fishermen in the region have traditionally relied on declining
coastal sea cucumber, lobster, and shark populations
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| Asociación de Productores Indígenas y Campesinos de Riosucio Caldas (ASPROINCA) | Colombia |
Based in the northern Caldas region of Colombia, Asociación de
Productores Indígenas y Campesinos de Riosucio Caldas (ASPROINCA)
is a community-based organization that works with close to 400
indigenous farming families to diversify their agricultural
production in an environmentally responsible manner.
A key objective of the association is breaking local dependence on
coffee production. The association works with local farmers to:
increase
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| Associação Comunitária Nova Experiência Marítima da Cruzinha da Garça | Cape Verde | |
Cruzinha da Garça is considered one of the most important nesting
grounds for the sea turtle in Cape Verde. Associação Comunitária
Nova Experiência Marítima da Cruzinha da Garça seeks alternative
forms of local marine resource use that allow for conservation of
the endangered sea turtle. The project is included in INDP, a
regional initiative for the involvement of fishing communities in
the conservation of marine turtles and their habitat.
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| Associação dos Pequenos Agrossilvicultores do Projeto Reca | Brazil | |
This agro-forestry project facilitates a variety of initiatives
focused on supporting both family and commercial level production.
Associação dos Pequenos Agrossilvicultores do Projeto Reca (RECA)
recognizes the importance of respecting and adapting to the
uniqueness of each community's culture and depth of local
knowledge. The organization's philosophy helps build upon community
strengths and harness their knowledge through organized groups
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| Association ADIDY Maitso | Madagascar | |
Association ADIDY Maitso was established in 2005 with the aim of
protecting the natural resources of the Ankeniheny Zahamena forest
corridor along the east coast of Madagascar. The association's main
objectives include managing and restoring a forest corridor
containing 80 percent of the planet's diversified species,
educating the local community on the economic benefits of
biodiversity conservation, and providing training to local farmers
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| Atlantic Sea Turtle Conservation | Benin | |
Included in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature
(IUCN) Red List, sea turtles are endangered and risk extinction
throughout the world. In Benin, despite the ratification of the
Convention on Biological Diversity and the signing of the Abidjan
Memorandum of Understanding, sea turtles are victims of daily and
diverse threats on all of the beaches of the 125 km Benin's
coastline. Threats to the sea turtle in Benin include: local
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