Amazon Communities Deliver “Unprecedented” Conservation Wins

Local Amazon communities protect ecosystems while sustaining fisheries. Support is needed to keep efforts viable. New research highlights “unprecedented” conservation outcomes achieved through community-led management of protected areas in the Amazon, at a time when many of these regions face increasing threats from weak regulatory enforcement, external encroachment, and competition for natural resources. The study [...]

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