Amazon Interactive Coffee and Conservation  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--not nearly enough to live on. much less pay back your brother.You need to greatly expand your fields next year to earn enough to supportyour family and pay your debts. But you've only got five hectares of primary forest left. Your family hasto walk to the far end of your land to find medicinal plants. The waterin the creek running past your house is always muddy now. There's littleshade left to escape the hot noonday sun. You realize that, at this rate, you will soon run out of primary forest.In a few years, you'll have to plant your crops in secondary forest--orfind another line of work besides farming. Some people in your Quichua communityare talking about ecotourism. Instead of farming more land, the communitycan earn money by bringing in tourists and teaching them about the Quichuaway of life. Do you think the community should considerecotourism? Or would you like to start over withyour cash crops?

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