Cofán Rangers Protecting the Amazon Guard 450,000 Hectares of Ecuadorian Rainforest
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Nearly 50 Cofán rangers carry 100-pound packs on monthlong patrols across 450,000 hectares of ancestral rainforest territory in Ecuador, using GPS and drones to document illegal incursions and coordinate with police and military. The GuardAmazonas Cofán program, operating since 2003, provides fair compensation for full-time conservation work and deliberately mixes community members across generations to transmit ecological knowledge.
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