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Time waits for no one. #AboutTime

As time passes, so do opportunities to educate children who are diverted away from classrooms if the infrastructure, the resources, and the teachers are not equipped to delive... As time passes, so do opportunities to educate children who are diverted away from classrooms if the...

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Mothers make it happen

Going the extra mile. Making the sacrifices. Shouldering the worry. Lifting the weak. Celebrating the successes. Providing the comfort. Making it happen. All of it. Moms. It&#... Going the extra mile. Making the sacrifices. Shouldering the worry. Lifting the weak. Celebrating th...

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Wild spaces. Wildly vulnerable.

The list of wild things in the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve is long. Sure, I have seen the turtles (cute as they are), and revered the crocodiles (from the safety of the boat), a... The list of wild things in the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve is long. Sure, I have seen the turtles (cut...

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One Community's Water

Two machete-wielding guides lead the way. Two more position themselves in the back. The route between San Andres and the ojo de agua (the community’s water source) starts at t... Two machete-wielding guides lead the way. Two more position themselves in the back. The route betwee...

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In support of Improved Governance

The Local Knowledge; Global Goals project prioritizes local Indigenous knowledge and gender equality to build conservation capacity in order to improve the sustainable managem... The Local Knowledge; Global Goals project prioritizes local Indigenous knowledge and gender equality...

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In support of Self-sufficiency

The Local Knowledge; Global Goals project prioritizes local Indigenous knowledge and gender equality to build conservation capacity in order to improve the sustainable managem... The Local Knowledge; Global Goals project prioritizes local Indigenous knowledge and gender equality...

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In support of Sustainability

The Local Knowledge; Global Goals project prioritizes local Indigenous knowledge and gender equality to build conservation capacity in order to improve the sustainable managem... The Local Knowledge; Global Goals project prioritizes local Indigenous knowledge and gender equality...

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The Next Generation of Conservation

By Sherling Guerrero Fenandez Grade 10 student, San Andres, BOSAWAS, Nicaragua I was born in the San Andres community in the BOSAWAS. I really like living in my community, bec... By Sherling Guerrero Fenandez Grade 10 student, San Andres, BOSAWAS, Nicaragua I was born in the San...

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Local Producers; Food Sovereignty

Many families in the BOSAWAS, Nicaragua live a subsistence lifestyle by both growing small crops and raising a few farm animals. These subsistence farmers simply produce what ... Many families in the BOSAWAS, Nicaragua live a subsistence lifestyle by both growing small crops and...

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Care-takers of the Community

Rosa Emilia rocks back on her red plastic chair, gestures wildly with her arms as she recounts stories of her 45+ years as a midwife, and fills her front porch with the joy of... Rosa Emilia rocks back on her red plastic chair, gestures wildly with her arms as she recounts stori...

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