Bustillos the brave vs. the drug barons

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Edwin Bustillos is engaged in a crusade to protect the Tarahumara Indians and their land in Mexico's Sierra Madre mountains against drug barons, who are destroying virgin forests to make way for drug plantations. For his efforts, Bustillos received Conde Nast Traveler's 1995 Environmental Award.

Narcotics, Control of, Narcotics control, Public participation, Protection and preservation, Environmental protection, Drug traffic, Conde Nast Traveler (Periodical), Sierra Madre (Mexico), Bustillos, Edwin

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Guarding the Cerrado: Mari de Nasare Baioochi defends Brazil's vanishing ecosystem

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The Cerrado is an ecosystem in western Brazil that requires protection, as 80% of the acreage has been converted to farmland. Mari de Nasare Baiocchi has worked tirelessly for 25 years to protect the land because of its natural resources, including rare plant species, animals and headwaters.

Brazil, Biotic communities

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Rewriting a Siberian fairy tale

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Mikhail Shishin wins international recognition in Conde Nast Traveler's eight annual Environmental Award. Shishin has committed himself to environmental pursuits, particularly when the Katun River in Siberia was threatened by a dam construction project.

Behavior, Siberia, Environmentalists, Environmental activists, Shishin, Mikhail

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