The Christian Science Monitor reports on six conservation efforts around the world and most in popular travel spots:Costa Rica: has protected 1/4 of its land.
The Philippines: home-grown conservation is stemming rampant deforestation and illegal poaching.
Vancouver Island: reintroduction of sea otters has created new problems of sea urchin and abalone decline.
Florida Everglades: might never recover due to destructive non-native species.
Congo, Rwanda, Uganda: Mountain gorillas now with a 14 percent population increase live in the shared borders of all three countries and have survived civil war and poaching.
Madagascar: Deforestation and poverty is destroying habitats of native species such as the lemur (picture above) but carbon offset trading could save the forests that are now being bought by companies such as Dell and turned over to international conservation organizations.
Read the full story: Where they rebuild nature
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