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It is with great pride I introduce you, the reader, to this book. It cap- tures 30 years of people, stories, trials, and successes as the Tacare approach has evolved since 1994. Most of the individuals telling the stories in this book are very close friends, students, and mentors in the complex world of community-led conservation. Together we have created a program of which all participants—past as well as present—can be justly proud. It is a program that embraces the conservation of chimpanzees and other wild- life, the health and education of whole communities and, I believe, is the very embodiment of hope for the future of our planet.
—Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE
Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute, and United Nations Messenger of Peace