To preserve the environment and adapt to climate change, alliances must be made with communities of local people with a view to educating, rather than dictating to them. This is the maxim upheld by Ángel Quirós, a marine biologist and head of Los Caimanes National Park, a protected area that is economically and environmentally important for Cuba and the Caribbean. “We support knowledge, sustainable alternatives and conservation. Working with the human settlements surrounding the park is a key aspect,” Quirós told IPS, describing his work strategy which also aims at adapting to the foreseeable impact of climate change on marine life.
http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/06/qa-involvement-of-local-communities-key-to-climate-change-adaptation/
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