A forested future: promoting sustainable forest management in Bolivia

Article Abstract:

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will support the effort to show that using the forest in Bolivia wisely is good for the economy and the environment. The Conservancy will provide an additional $3 million for the project, which focuses on the Amazon tropical forest and the Chiquitano dry forest east of the Andes.

Bolivia, Evaluation, Environmental aspects, Forest management

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25 deals that led the way

Article Abstract:

A description is presented on 25 land preservation projects that are key events in the Nature Conservancy's history. They include the 1954 purchase of the Mianus River Gorge, which represents the organization's first land deal, and the Palmyra Atoll purchase, consisting of 52 Pacific islets, in 2000.

Environmental associations, History, Associations, Environmental movement, Environmentalism, Nature Conservancy

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Customers for the cause

Article Abstract:

A 'social marketing' method for making friends for one's social cause includes: customer focus; patience with each individual encountered; and using research to maximize outreach efforts.

Social aspects, Methods, Column, Public relations, Animal rights movement, Political activists, Activists, Social change

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