From peril to progress: since 1990, the Nature Conservancy and the U.S. Agency for International Development have helped Latin American partners chart a new course for "Parks in Peril."
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The Parks in Peril program of the the Nature Conservancy and the U.S. Agency for International Development is discussed. Project examples include the Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala, Noel Kempff Mercado National Park in Bolivia, and a project to return land to the Kogi people in Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
Publication Name: Nature Conservancy
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-5200
Year: 2000
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Waiting for the sky
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Award-winning photographer Clyde Butcher has captured unexplored landscapes on film for 35 years with his large format cameras. He believes that wilderness is a spiritual necessity and his experience has reinforced his dedication to use his art as an inspiration for others to work together to save nature's places of spiritual sanctuary.
Publication Name: Nature Conservancy
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-5200
Year: 2006
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In response to place: photographs from the Nature Conservancy's Last Great Places
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A selection of photographs are presented that depict the Nature Conservancy's flagship conservation sites, including Pyramid Lake, NV, the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in Mexico, and Cobscook Bay, Maine. The photos are part of an exhibit which will be on display at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. in Sep 2001.
Publication Name: Nature Conservancy
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-5200
Year: 2001
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