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The Maderas Rainforest Conservancy is a nonprofit organization which was established to promote the conservation, protection, and management of Mesoamerican forests and animal and plant biodiversity through education, reforestation, preservation, and by working with local communities, and national and international institutions and universities. Increases in real estate sales, irresponsible tourism, live animal capture for the pet trade, and agricultural deforestation have left the species and ecosystems of Mesoamerican forests extremely vulnerable. The Maderas Rainforest Conservancy exists to combat these growing concerns.〔()〕 The Maderas Rainforest Conservancy grew out of two field school locations offering classes in Rainforest Ecology, Primatology, Art Workshops, and other classes relevant to the area: Ometepe, Nicaragua and La Suerte, Costa Rica. Rampant deforestation of these areas prompted the creation of a nonprofit organization geared to protecting and reforesting these areas.〔()〕 == Mission == The Maderas Rainforest Conservancy states its mission to be threefold: According to the conservancy, first and foremost, the mission is to protect the ecosystems of Mesoamerican forests by purchasing and managing forested and deforested lands in strategic locations, initially in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Deforested lands will be tactically replanted. Forested lands will be protected from clearing. Animals in these areas will be protected from capture and hunting. Secondly, the conservancy runs field schools in two locations (one in Nicaragua, the other in Costa Rica) where undergraduate and graduate students can take classes based on the ecosystems of these areas. These classes (including primatology, rainforest ecology, and art in the rainforest) give students the opportunity to explore Mesoamerican forests and gain a first hand understanding of the ecology therein. It is the hope that these students turn this education into increased awareness of the conservation issues facing both these forests and vulnerable habitats everywhere in the world. Finally, the conservancy seeks to establish a relationship with local communities in the preservation of these lands. It is the philosophy of the MRC that the strongest allies these lands can have are the local communities. Through greater local education of the importance of these lands, greater conservation efforts will be gained.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maderas Rainforest Conservancy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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