Amazon Interactive
Coffee and Conservation
You chosethe moderate income strategy
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Map of your 15 hectare plot of land
You earned $350! You and your family are making a living--barely. You'renot clearing the forest as quickly as some of your neighbors, but you cansee than you'll have to clear more in a few years. By the time your childrenare grown, there won't by any tropical forest left on your land.
Some peoplein your Quichua community are talking about another way to make money--ecotourism.Instead of farming more land, the community can earn money by bringingin tourists and teaching them about the Quichua way of life. Do you thinkthe community should consider ecotourism?Or would you like to start over with your cash crops?
