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What's New May 2012
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A Sustainable Future for the Cocoa Industry

Cocoa farmers in ten countries around the world are implementing sustainable best practices as part of the Rainforest Alliance's "Greening the Cocoa Industry" project. We talked with Gerardo Medina, national coordinator for the project in Peru, about the key goals, challenges, and strategies for working with cocoa farmers in Latin America. Read more

Cocoa tree - Photo by Charlie Watson


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Coral reef - Photo by Alessandro Dona

Best Lessons Learned: Forestry Enterprises in Guatemala (Archive)

Innovative Eco-Initiative: The Last Survivors - Hispaniolan Land Mammal Project (Archive)

Monitoring & Evaluation: Connecting Migratory Species Conservationists through the WHMSI Pathway (Archive)


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Photo by Amphibian Rescue Project

Transforming the Cocoa Industry for a More Sustainable Future

Scientists in Panama Searching for a Cure for Deadly Amphibian Disease

New and Notable on www.eco-index.org: Bio-Regional Environmental Education Project

Stories from the Field: We talk with José Román Carrera, manager of the Rainforest Alliance's Forest Enterprises in Guatemala project, about how his team is supporting sustainable development in the country's forest communities through Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Rainforest Alliance certification. (Archive)

On the Record: Jaime García-Moreno, Executive Director of the Amphibian Survival Alliance (ASA), talked with us about the threats to amphibian populations, the creation of the ASA, and its work to save threatened amphibian species and their habitats. (Archive)



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In Print & Online: Introduction to Impact Evaluation (Archive)

Recommended Links: Grasslands and Savannahs of the Southern Cone of South America: Initiatives for Their Conservation in Argentina (Archive)


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