Rural communities in Roncesvalles and Chaparral are taking part in sustainable initiatives for productive landscape and ecological land restoration, transforming open pastures into forests while restoring water sources and biodiversity. With support from the Saldaña River: A Basin of Life alliance, landowners are planting native and threatened tree species on their farms and protecting areas affected by livestock farming and agriculture, demonstrating that agricultural production and nature conservation can go hand in hand.

The newly released Guide to Managing Human–Wildlife Interactions: Methods and Case Studies proposes a shift in how we understand relationships between people and wildlife. Rather than offering quick fixes to prevent conflicts with jaguars, pumas, or bats, it provides a roadmap for understanding these interactions, incorporating community knowledge, and developing solutions.