Video: Reciprocal Water Agreements and Rare
In 2012, Rare and it’s partners successfully completed 11 wateshed protection programs in the Andes. Rare is now repeating what worked in 13 new sites including expansion into Mexico. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Andes
“I know that one day if there are no more trees, birds, or water, we will realize that money cannot be eaten.”
If the above embedded video does not display, here to view it. The 11 extensionists from Rare’s Program for the Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) habitat and watershed protection in the Andes were Invited by Nigel Asquith of Fundación Natura Bolivia … Continue reading
Providing economic incentives for farmers to not deforest land
Agricultural expansion, livestock grazing, fire, and small scale-logging for timber and fuelwood are the primary causes of deforestation in the Andes. These activities both threaten critical habitat for hundreds of endangered species, while also endangering necessary drinking water for people. But … Continue reading
A song to encourage citizens to protect the environment of the Yanuncay Watershed, Ecuador (audio slideshow)
If the above embedded video does not display, click here to view it. The video can be viewed at full screen and in HD. Rare has launched 11 campaigns in the Andes to help protect vital watersheds as well as safeguard … Continue reading
When the streets got their names: Watershed protection kicks off in Zumba, Ecuador
On January 2, 2011, while most people around the world slept off the last champagne bubbles, Luis López left his home at 6 am to get to work. In the heart of the Andes, near the Peruvian border, López spent … Continue reading
Protecting cloud forests and endangered species in the Andes with reciprocal watershed agreements (Q&A)
In late 2009, the Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) approached Rare to launch a series of campaigns in the Andes protecting the forest habitats of highly endangered species. In our search for communities that had curbed deforestation, Rare identified Fundación … Continue reading
Bright Spot in Conservation: Dr. Nigel Asquith on finding incentives for farmers to protect cloud forests in the Andes
“What we’re doing is working with the local farmers to get the people using these water resources downstream to start kicking in some money themselves for conservation, so in the long term we no longer need our support, we no … Continue reading