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In Tanzania, carbon offsets preserve forests and a way of life

In Tanzania, carbon offsets preserve forests and a way of life

Carbon offsets have been criticized for failing to provide carbon savings and ignoring the needs of locals. But in Tanzania, hunter-gatherer tribes are earning a good return for their carbon credits and protecting their forests from poachers and encroaching agriculture.

Species or ecosystems: How best to restore the natural world?
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Species or ecosystems: How best to restore the natural world?

What's the best way to protect nature and restore what has been lost? A series of new scientific papers offer conflicting views on whether efforts should focus on individual species or ecosystems and point to the role humans can play in conserving landscapes.

Parks vs. people: In Guatemala, communities take best care of the forest
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Parks vs. people: In Guatemala, communities take best care of the forest

When Guatemala created a major reserve 30 years ago, environmentalists complained that too much land was entrusted to local people and not converted to parks. Now, community-run lands are more well preserved than parks.

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