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AMERICAS Ready for a Rebound

BIRDS ARE EVERYWHERE AT THE school in Cañaveral, Colombia. Their songs fill the air. Their nests perch in flowerpots. And each Tuesday every classroom celebrates birds, from the short tales children write in Spanish class to science lessons about migratory journeys.

Since 2021 around 450 kids at 8 schools in Colombia’s coffee belt have been immersed in these lessons that seek to build support for conservation. “Kids now know about the worms that

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