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148 James D. Nations and Flavio CoelIo Hinojosa<br />
the populations living on the borders <strong>of</strong> the reserve, but also those<br />
who live in the buffer zones around it.<br />
In providing this alternative economic system, the Cuyabeno Wildlife<br />
Production Reserve will gradually achieve its long-term goal <strong>of</strong> balanc-<br />
ing the requirements <strong>of</strong> biological conservation with the economic needs<br />
<strong>of</strong> local populations. In doing so, it will provide another important<br />
alternative <strong>for</strong> the fragile lands <strong>of</strong> <strong>Latin</strong> <strong>America</strong>.<br />
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