Why: Protect endangered Andean bear and other species in a significant biodiversity hotspot, while improving livelihoods of local communities. (compsust.net)
Recognize that mountain ecosystems inhabited by snow leopards provide essential ecosystem services, including storing and releasing water from the origins of river systems benefitting one - third of the world's human population; sustaining the pastoral and agricultural livelihoods of local communities which depend on biodiversity for food, fuel, fodder, and medicine; and offering inspiration, recreation, and economic opportunities; (snowleopardblog.com)
Marine fisheries catches have been drastically under - reported in the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean, threatening the marine environment and livelihoods of the local community, reveals a recent study published in the open - access journal Frontiers in Marine Science. (sciencedaily.com)