Seven Ways USAID is Investing in People and the Planet
<p>USAID has been investing in the planet — and all of us who depend on it — for decades. From conserving <a href="https://medium.com/usaid-2030/conservation-is-development-1b360e1382aa" rel="noopener">key species</a> to empowering <a href="https://ilcp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=8e66ff897a2948599eb11e384ad0a00a" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">communities</a> who depend on natural resources, the Agency and its partners are working across the globe to safeguard nature.</p>
<p>This <a href="https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2023/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Earth Day</a>, we’re highlighting that work in action with these seven stories.</p>
<h2><strong>1. Sustainably harvesting marine food sources</strong></h2>
<p><img alt="Sea cucumbers post-harvest staying fresh on a bed of salt." src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:630/0*X7BqdvIOMJXKIQ81" style="height:468px; width:700px" /></p>
<p>Sea cucumbers post-harvest staying fresh on a bed of salt. / Zack Taylor, USAID/Madagascar</p>
<p>As demand for some marine species has increased, their populations have plummeted. USAID projects are bringing sustainable harvesting techniques to fisheries to benefit both humans and other creatures. <a href="https://medium.com/usaid-2030/on-world-wildlife-day-celebrate-an-unlikely-conservation-hero-c1dc35a87bf3" rel="noopener"><strong>This blog</strong></a><strong>, “Celebrate an Unlikely Conservation Hero,”</strong> describes how USAID and its partners are leading efforts to develop sea cucumber and seaweed fisheries in Madagascar.</p>
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