In Brazil’s Amazon, local communities led voluntary patrols across 11 years, carrying out nearly 20,000 outings. These efforts cut illegal fishing, hunting and logging by 80% in protected reserves—while government enforcement saw no decline. Real proof that empowered locals make conservation work.
(c) Danilo Arenas

Freiwillige erfolgreicher als der Staat im Kampf gegen Umweltverbrechen

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Im brasilianischen Amazonas führten lokale Gemeinschaften über 11 Jahre fast 20 000 freiwillige Patrouillen durch. Illegale Fischerei, Jagd und Abholzung sanken in Schutzgebieten um 80 %, wo staatliche Kontrollen keine Wirkung gezeigt hatten.

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