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Maya Nut Reforestation

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Maya Nut is an NGO that seeks to find balance between people, forests, and food. While they do not run a reforestation program directly, they do work closely with communities to reforest degraded lands throughout Latin America. The mission of the program is to conserve the Maya nut tree, Brosimum alicastrum, by planting trees and teaching rural and indigenous women to harvest and process the seed for food and income.

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Payments for Environmental Services in Latin America as a Tool for Restoration and Rural Development

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Ganadería Colombiana Sostenible (Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Sustainable Cattle Ranching)

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Effect of Land Prices, Transportation Costs, and Site Productivity on Timber Investment Returns for Pine Plantations in Colombia

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This study assesses the importance of  land costs, site quality, and forest location on financial returns of forestry investments. 

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Partnering with cattle ranchers for forest landscape restoration

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Economic and conservation potential of bird-watching tourism in postconflict Colombia

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Leaders in Action: Success Stories from the Tropics

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Can short-term payments for ecosystem services deliver long-term tree cover change?

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While payment for ecosystem services (PES) has been lauded has been an effective strategy, particularly to increase tree cover in agricultural areas. Yet, there has been limited evaluation of long-term success, such as that after the payment period.

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