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![Community tourism and environmental protection at Miraflor Natural Reserve](https://i0.wp.com/fieldstudyoftheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DSC_0165-e1505938062978.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1)
Community tourism and environmental protection at Miraflor Natural Reserve
At Miraflor Natural Reserve farming communities, the natural environment and tourists have learned to live together for mutual benefit.
![How Sonati is raising environmental awareness in Nicaragua](https://i0.wp.com/fieldstudyoftheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_0059-e1503790649888.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1)
How Sonati is raising environmental awareness in Nicaragua
Sonati is a Nicaraguan NGO that is fighting environmental problems through education, community outreach and recycling parks built with reused waste.
![Rise and fall of ancient Maya water management](https://i0.wp.com/fieldstudyoftheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/DSC09677-e1495056885761.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1)
Rise and fall of ancient Maya water management
Elegant water management strategies made the rise of the ancient Maya possible, but did it also make them vulnerable to climate change and collapse?
![Reforestation and ecotourism at Las Terrazas](https://i0.wp.com/fieldstudyoftheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2016-11-03_11.47.01.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1)
Reforestation and ecotourism at Las Terrazas
Las Terrazas in Cuba shows how reforestation can simultaneously protect the environment, boost responsible tourism and improve the lives of rural people.
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Invasive water hyacinths turned into a resource
Water hyacinths on Lake Victoria are negatively impacting the lake’s ecosystem and fishermen, but crafts groups in Kenya have found a use for the invasive plant.