Using Web 2.0 to Overcome Geographic, Cultural and Linguistic Barriers in the Amazon: USAID’s Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative

Lauren Sorkin

International Resources Group, USA

Continuous threats to the Amazon-Basin Region demand rapid responses from communities and stakeholders committed to conservation. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched the Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative, a program that aims to strengthen regional networks in the region to respond to threats using an integrated strategy for communications, knowledge management and capacity building. This presentation will highlight the opportunities and challenges of using Web 2.0 tools, overcoming linguistic, geographic and cultural barriers, to connect communities in the Amazon.

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