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Murals in Zumba, Ecuador to educate and inspire people to protect water...
College students at the Industrial Technical College of Zumba painted murals in the corridors of the college to inform people about the effects of pollution and the destruction suffered by forests and...
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When the streets got their names: Watershed protection kicks off in Zumba,...
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...
View ArticleA song to encourage citizens to protect the environment of the Yanuncay...
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...
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Assuring water for the long term in Espíndola Canton, Ecuador
Note: This blog post originated on RarePlanet, our online community inspiring conservation. It was written by Pride Program Manager Marissa Anzueto and translated from Spanish by Natalia Santoyo. With...
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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...
View ArticlePeace Corps volunteer in Ecuador starts replica campaign after being inspired...
“What is so attractive about Pride campaign methodology is that it inspires conservation by getting people excited about what they have.” Pride Program Manager Alan Hesse interviews Peace Corps...
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Eco club “Guardians of Nature” help respect and protect cloud forest in Ecuador
After the opening of the Rare Pride campaign in Zumba, Ecuador to protect the local watershed, a call was made for students from different secondary schools of Zumba to meet and form eco clubs. The...
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Ecuador, a country made up of great human and biological diversity
Town of Amaluza (downstream) with upstream watershed in background A week or so after returning from visiting our China campaign managers in Kunming, I was back in the air again, this time heading west...
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Transformations
Impact on personal, professional and planetary levels Fellows practice yoga three times a week at ITESCO University in Guadalajara. Eight master’s degrees, two pregnancies, one marriage, two home...
View ArticleVideo: Water, Cattle & Puppet Shows in Ecuador
Innovative agreements to protect watersheds A forester by training, Marco Bustamante always wanted a career in conservation. He now works for the local water utility ETAPA in Cuenca, Ecuador....
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