CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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A Peruvian forest was vanishing. Coffee and community trust saved it
By Will McCarry
January 10, 2023
In the Alto Mayo Protected Forest in Peru, local farmers have partnered with Conservation International to produce sustainable coffee and halt deforestation. Since 2011, this partnership has helped deforestation decline by 59 percent.
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Notes from the field: For communities, conservation brings business opportunities
By Kiley Price
January 21, 2021
Here are three recent conservation success stories you should know about.
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Study: COVID-19 jeopardizing world’s protected areas
By Kiley Price
June 3, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is jeopardizing areas set aside to conserve nature, according to a study published yesterday.
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In a first, a drone helps nab illegal logger in Peru
By Cassandra Kane
May 16, 2018
A man was caught illegally cutting down trees in Peru’s Alto Mayo Protected Forest.
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Voices of the Alto Mayo: Women in charge
By María Hernández
April 3, 2018
María Hernández describes her life in the Alto Mayo and how it has changed since she and her sister, Maximila, signed a conservation agreement.
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