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Series
4: Programme 3 (of 11) - 'The
Equator Show' |
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Strong economic incentives to protect
and use local resources sustainably coupled with
the communities' efforts to define a vision, for
the land and people, lie at the heart of each
success story. |
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| A
New Tide - Belize |
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Toledo in the South of Belize,
a Caribbean state on Central America's eastern
coast, is the country's poorest region. Until
recently local people relied heavily on subsistence
agriculture, hunting and fishing for livelihoods.
But with fish stocks on a downward spiral, traditional
ways were fast becoming unsustainable. The near
disappearance of the manatee, also known as the
sea cow, galvanised the community into action
and local people found how to enjoy a better life
while protecting their natural resources. |
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| Outside
the Box - Colombia |
'Social erosion' has become all too common
in rural Colombia. Frustrated, young Colombians
often resort to growing illicit crops, joining
the guerrilla movement or migrating to the city.
But in Pescador, a hillside community, local farmers
have become part of the development process, working
in direct partnership with a local NGO to conserve
their natural resources and improve their income
by applying sustainable agriculture techniques
and diversifying enterprises to generate income.
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| Law
of the Springs - Madagascar |
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How do you halt spiralling overexploitation
of your land and frequent food shortages when
you have no authority to control your natural
resources? The Betsileo people in Madagascar looked
to the past for a solution to this challenge.
They regained control by reinstating an indigenous
system of community based resource management
which used to be practised in the Manambolo valley
over 150 years ago. The initiative is reversing
destruction of the forest, providing food security
and protecting unique flora and fauna. |
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| Shore
Thing - Comoros |
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Moheli, the smallest of the Comorian
islands, is a habitat for some of the most endangered
species on Earth. The number one threat to the
fragile ecosystem is a growing human population,
80 per cent of whom live on the coast. Given the
increase in the size of the general population,
traditional methods of producing food are no longer
suitable. Moheli's community have begun to counter
self-perpetuation of population growth, resource
overexploitation and impoverishment by adopting
a collaborative and community-based approach to
management of the marine resources upon which
their livelihoods depend. |
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| Debt
to Nature - Thailand |
For many years, residents of a village called
Sub Thai in the Pak Chong district of north-eastern
Thailand were forced to supplement their incomes
by poaching in nearby Khao Yai National Park,
a repository of rare species and Thailand's oldest
national park. This began to change in 1985 when
the Population and Community Development Association
(PDA) of Bangkok launched a local rural development
centre to deal with widespread financial debt
and poaching. |
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