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Stopping wars? Tracking bears with text-messaging collars? Rebuilding forests with the help of rodents? It's all part of The Nature Conservancy's surprising new work to protect forests. Get inspired by the stories below — and then help support our work!

Florida: Tracking Florida Bears
See how the Conservancy and partners are tracking Florida's threatened black bears with text-messaging collars to locate their critical habitat corridors.

Colombia: Saving Cotton-Top Tamarins — and Helping People, Too
Learn how the Conservancy is working with Colombian ranchers to protect the world's last 6,000 cotton-top tamarin monkeys.

Indonesia: Bringing Loggers and Villagers Together
A conflict between local villagers and loggers in Borneo almost came to blows, until the Conservancy stepped in as a neutral facilitator. Now sustainable logging is helping both the forest and the community to thrive.

Brazil: Can Rodents and Birds Help Rebuild a Forest?
Learn how the Conservancy is using rodents and birds — and a lot of planning — to help rebuild Brazil's Atlantic Forest.

Washington: Helping Seabirds Through Selective Logging
Can selectively logging trees in an old-growth forest in Washington actually help revive the threatened marbled murrelet?

Alaska: From Conflict to Conservation
Alaska’s magnificent Tongass National Forest has long been the center of a bitter conflict over timber. Now the Conservancy has brought together diverse groups to turn that discord into dialogue — and conservation solutions.

Indonesia: Climate Change and Reduced-Impact Logging
Can logging help fight climate change? Yes, if done in a sustainable way. Find out how reduced-impact logging can actually help decrease carbon emissions from logging by up to 30 percent.

Maine: Lynx, Martens and Forestry: Can They Coexist?
See how the Conservancy has figured out how to help loggers plan for both species in Maine's St. John River Forest.

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Nature picture credits (top to bottom, left to right): Photos © Douglas Steakley (Coastal Live Oaks, California); © Carlton Ward, Jr. (Florida black bear); © Bridget Besaw (Cotton-top tamarin); © Robert Lalasz/TNC (Member of the local community in East Kalimantan, Indonesia); © Zig Koch (Azure jay); © Phil Green/TNC (marbled murrelets); © Dustin Solberg/TNC; © Robert Lalasz/TNC; © Vicki Nolan (Marten)