Conservation crimes such as wildlife trafficking, illegal logging and timber trade; illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing; and illegal or unregulated extraction and trade of gold and alluvial minerals constitute a serious threat to the Amazon's biodiversity. Civil society plays a key role in addressing these conservation crimes, whether as an economic agent or exercising civic action.
The United State Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with WCS, strengthens the capacities of civil society to care for biodiversity and prevent environmental crimes, connecting urban and rural areas of the region with the conservation of the Amazon.
HOW DOES THE PROJECT WORK?
The Together for Conservation Project strengthens regional, collaborative civil society networks that connect local experiences of indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs), private companies, media, journalist networks, and other civil society organizations to develop innovative and effective solutions that can be expanded or replicated beyond the project's direct areas of influence.
