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Dawn at Santa Marta in Colombia. © Timothy Boucher/TNC

The world’s most biodiverse region is at a turning point.

With 40% of the world’s species, more than a quarter of the Earth’s forests and the second largest reef on the planet, Latin America is a beacon of hope for a planet facing a changing climate and growing demands for food, water and energy.

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A man stands among a crop of tall plants and smiles as he pulls down one of the tall stalks.
Dionisio in his "milpa" field (TNC LICENSE) October 2016. 79-year-old Dionisio Yam Moo checks on his corn in his "milpa" personal agricultural field. He has adopted his own method of conservation agriculture planting beans high in nitrogen below his corn plants. The Nature Conservancy works with landowners, communities, and governments in Mexico to promote low-carbon rural development through the design and implementation of improved policy and practice in agriculture, ranching, and forestry. The Conservancy is leading the initiative, Mexico REDD+ Program in conjunction with the Rainforest Alliance, the Woods Hole Research Center, and Espacios Naturales y Desarrollo Sustentable. Photo credit: © Erich Schlegel © © Erich Schlegel

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