{"product_id":"local-voices-local-choices-the-tacare-approach-to-community-led-conservation-hardcover","title":"Local Voices, Local Choices: The Tacare Approach to Community-Led Conservation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJane Goodall Institute\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJane Goodall\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover the stories behind Jane Goodall's visionary approach to community-led conservation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou know of Jane Goodall's work with wild chimpanzees and her lifelong career advocating for environmental justice. But just as transformative is her work empowering local communities that live on the edge of human settlement to act to protect their natural resources--or to risk losing them forever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLocal Voices, Local Choices: The Tacare Approach to Community-Led Conservation\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of the Jane Goodall Institute's holistic approach to conservation, which puts the local people in charge of preserving their surrounding ecosystems. Rather than conservationists leading the effort and imposing their solutions, local communities that live in the affected regions make their own decisions. Working with science and technology and with the support of conservationists, these communities grow to understand their human impact on the environment. By choosing to adopt sustainable livelihoods, they decide their own path into the future, finding ways to balance their environmental impact with their communities' needs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStory by story, \u003cem\u003eLocal Voices, Local Choices\u003c\/em\u003e brings readers into the diverse perspectives behind this approach to community-driven conservation--not only those of JGI staff and program partners but also, and equally, those of the local people who lead these initiatives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRead about: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe origins of the Tacare approach, originally designed as a 1994 reforestation project with an abbreviation pronounced \"ta-CAR-reh\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA retired village member keeping the knowledge of medicinal plants alive in his community\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpiritual and cultural story-holders who are vital to the recording and preservation of their traditional ecological knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLocal people participating as forest monitors, village health workers, beekeepers, small-business owners, and educators of the next generation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFormer poachers turned advocates for sustainable land management\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten for conservationists, fans of Jane Goodall, and readers interested in environmental issues, \u003cem\u003eLocal Voices, Local Choices\u003c\/em\u003e is a vibrant expression of Jane Goodall's vision and her hope that the Tacare approach will be understood and adopted wherever there is a need for genuine community-driven conservation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal voices matter, and their choices can make all the difference for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover the stories behind Jane Goodall's visionary approach to community-led conservation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLocal Voices, Local Choices: The Tacare Approach to Community-Led Conservation\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of the Jane Goodall Institute's holistic approach to conservation, which puts local people in charge of preserving their surrounding ecosystems. Rather than conservationists leading the effort and imposing their solutions, local communities that live in the affected regions make their own decisions. Working with science and technology and with the support of conservationists, these communities grow to understand their human impact on the environment. By choosing to adopt sustainable livelihoods, they decide their own path into the future, finding ways to balance their environmental impact with their communities' needs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal voices matter, and their choices can make all the difference for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759448785184,"sku":"9781589486461","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b066ed3e135cd26f0b31ed343a3c8028.webp?v=1780153005","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/local-voices-local-choices-the-tacare-approach-to-community-led-conservation-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}