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Amazon Interactive
Coffee and Conservation

Forest panorama

 You chosethe moderate income strategy

  • 1 hectare of coffee on secondary forest
  • 1 hectare of cacao on primary forest
  • 1 hectare of maize on primary forest

Map of your 15 hectare plot of land

You earned $330! That's not enough for your family to live on. You'll have to expandyour crops to earn more money next year.

But you've only got four hectares of primary forest left--you can't keep expandingyour fields forever. Soon you'll have to plant all your crops in secondaryforest--or find another line of work besides farming.

Some peoplein your Quichua community are talking about ecotourism. Instead offarming more land, the community can earn money by bringing in touristsand teaching them about the Quichua way of life. Do you think the communityshould consider ecotourism? Or wouldyou like to start over with your cash crops?


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