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In old Africa: Dust stirred by bare feet and lions’ paws . . . Gone now.

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It has been almost eight years since the conservation-media magazine Voices for Biodiversity was born. The changes that have occurred over these years, both for the world and for Voices for Biodiversity,…

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Warrior Princess, A Warning
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When Mindy Budgor, a prospective MBA student, decided to go to Kenya as a volunteer to build a school for the Maasai, she had no idea where this choice would ultimately lead her. As Mindy helped build…

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Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil
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Films for Kids: Wild and Scenic Film Festival
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Wild and Scenic Film Festival, Taos, NM
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The Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) produces an annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival, which travels from venue to venue each year. One place it comes to is the little town of Taos, New Mexico, home…

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by Tara Waters Lumpkin

For the second year in a row, Izilwane—Voices for Biodiversity had one of its films accepted by the Taos Shortz Film Festival, a growing film festival that focuses specifically on films shorter than 28…

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The Four Furies of the Southwest
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Izilwane Remembers Lawrence Anthony
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