Building a new generation of local conservationists: how improving education in Uganda may save one of the world’s great forests
June 20, 2013, news.mongabay.com | “Conservation work is often focused on the short-term: protecting a forest from an immediate threat, saving a species from pending extinction, or a restoring an ecosystem following degradation. While short-term responses are often borne of necessity, one could argue that long-term thinking in conservation and environmental work (as in all human endeavors) is woefully neglected, especially in the tropics. This is why programs like the Kasiisi Project are so important.”
“Building a new generation of local conservationists: how improving education in Uganda may save…news.mongabay.comConservation work is often focused on the short-term: protecting a forest from an immediate threat, saving a species from pending extinction, or a restoring an ecosystem following degradation. While short-term responses are often borne of necessity, one could argue that long-term thinking in conserv…”
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