Nature Conservancy Magazine: Summer 2006 - Audio Chat on Poverty, Conservation - Environment and poverty chat


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Web Audio Chat Featuring Andrés Ferrer

Director, The Nature Conservancy in the Dominican Republic

Some conservation groups have voiced concerns that addressing poverty dilutes the environmental agenda; Andrés Ferrer of The Nature Conservancy argued that you can’t successfully protect biodiversity without giving local people and communities a stake in protecting their lands, waters, and species.

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Listen as Andrés Ferrer, Country Director for The Nature Conservancy in the Dominican Republic, discusses how he's been leading efforts in his country to bridge the divide between poverty alleviation and environmental protection.

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About this live web audio chat with Andrés Ferrer:

As Country Director for The Nature Conservancy in the Dominican Republic, Andrés Ferrer has been leading efforts in his country to bridge the divide between poverty alleviation and environmental protection.

Working with local partners in the Dominican Republic, the Conservancy has piloted a number of projects that aim to provide local livelihoods for local communities while protecting conservation priorities. In the Madre de las Aguas headwaters, which provides water to most of the country, the Conservancy has helped protect key forests by providing sustainable alternatives to slash and burn agriculture.

Read more about poverty and conservation online in the Summer 2006 issue of Nature Conservancy magazine.