Focus Countries Suriname Suriname Suriname hosts high biodiversity with many vulnerable wildlife species. Managing this biodiversity requires balancing ecological, social, and economic needs, especially near Indigenous villages. Kenya Kenya Conservation in East Africa has often excluded local communities while advancing externally driven agendas (Hazard & Adongo, 2015). Mozambique Mozambique Indigenous and local communities are spread across the community conservancies adjacent the Gorongosa National Park and its buffer zone. Brazil Brazil In northeast and southeast Pará, Indigenous and Traditional Territories are actively stewarded by communities. These territories form part of a large network of Protected Areas. This network includes