What looked like a classic conservation success story nearly ended in disaster. (newscientist.com)
As conservation successes span centuries, the world is paying attention; a park that integrates human communities is serving as a model for protected areas in other places. (treehugger.com)
As a sign of the increasing recognition of the role of local people in conservation success in Brazil, when the country's environment ministry was reorganized in 2007, the park agency was christened the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). (scientificamerican.com)