Empowering local people through shared profits
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The problem
Agriculture and mineral extraction degrades the environment and places wildlife at risk.
![Wilderness Sabinyo Rwanada Community Visit](/media/nlapcfec/sabyinyo-community-visit-2-ingrid-baasplus.jpg?rmode=crop&width=288&height=386)
The cause
Informal mineral extraction and subsistence agriculture is prevalent in areas lacking economic opportunities.
![Wilderness Home Community Impact](/media/i4ipc1lc/wilderness-home-community-impact.jpg?rmode=crop&width=288&height=386)
The solution
Partnerships create jobs and provide conservation-led pathways out of poverty.
Our approach to solving it
![Wilderness Impact Educate Local Schools](/media/nazgf2ov/07_bisate_community_shop_football_1170.jpg?rmode=crop&width=250&height=236)
Our results and progress
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40
years of community partnerships
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2.3m ha
land under protection
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46%
of our land is owned by community trusts
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1996
the year our first partnership, with the Torra community, started
![Wilderness Sabinyo Rwanda Community](/media/v5mfvbny/wilderness-sabinyo-rwanda-gallery-community-1.jpg?rmode=crop&height=809)
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