Transformations

Fellows practice yoga three times a week at ITESCO University in Guadalajara.

Impact on personal, professional and planetary levels Eight master’s degrees, two pregnancies, one marriage, two home purchases, one birth. Luis quit smoking. Jaime gained eight kilograms. Marco lost just as many. The 11 Rare Conservation Fellows who just completed their … Continue reading

“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

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

How bees in Bolivia can protect watersheds and make locals money (video)

A video describing how community agreements to protect water flows from cloud forests can sustainably protect wildlife habitat in Los Negros Bolivia. Rare is replicating this approach with partners in the Andes. Video produced by TVE and used with permission … Continue reading