Maderas Rainforest Conservancy (MRC) was incorporated as a conservation nonprofit organization in 2008, and manages two sites where biological field courses have been offered since the 1990s: La Suerte Biological Research Station in Costa Rica, and Ometepe Biological Research Station in Nicaragua. MRC employs a One Health approach to conservation education, and can serve as a model for other biological field sites. The Nicaraguan Molina family, who owns the sites, partnered with primatologist Paul Garber in 1994 to develop a primate field course aimed at introducing university students to field research. Through using their land to further conservation education and research, the Molina family has preserved the forest and engaged the local communities near their sites. Eight graduate theses and 46 refereed publications have been completed since 2010 based on research undertaken at MRC sites. While primate field courses have been offered at least once annually since 1994 and remain popular, a range of other ecological courses are now additionally offered. MRC operates from a One Health perspective, engaging in forest restoration and ecological monitoring projects, and has gradually expanded community outreach initiatives. MRC now conducts regular medical and veterinary missions in the communities surrounding the research stations which provide health care to local people and limit the population growth of domestic animals, thereby increasing the survival of wild animals. MRC is also active in ESL-teaching and conservation education, and funds Proyecto Jade, which empowers local women to make and sell organic jewelry. Through these programs, MRC works to help the local communities live more sustainably with the environment around them. MRC's support of research, commitment to education, medical and veterinary missions, and outreach initiatives to the local community all work together for the well-being of both the people and the environment, thus exemplifying the One Health perspective.

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马德拉斯雨林保护协会：一种保护健康的方法

Maderas Rainforest Conservancy (MRC) 于 2008 年作为保护非营利组织成立，并管理自 1990 年代以来提供生物实地课程的两个地点：哥斯达黎加的 La Suerte 生物研究站和尼加拉瓜的 Ometepe 生物研究站。MRC 采用 One Health 方法进行保护教育，并可作为其他生物领域站点的模型。拥有这些遗址的尼加拉瓜莫利纳家族于 1994 年与灵长类动物学家保罗·加伯合作开发了灵长类动物实地课程，旨在向大学生介绍实地研究。通过利用他们的土地进行保护教育和研究，莫利纳家族保护了森林，并让附近的当地社区参与其中。自 2010 年以来，根据在 MRC 站点进行的研究，已经完成了 8 篇研究生论文和 46 篇参考出版物。虽然自 1994 年以来至少每年开设一次灵长类动物野外课程并且仍然很受欢迎，但现在还提供了一系列其他生态课程。MRC 从 One Health 的角度运作，从事森林恢复和生态监测项目，并逐渐扩大社区外展活动。MRC 现在定期在研究站周围的社区开展医疗和兽医任务，为当地人民提供医疗保健，并限制家畜的数量增长，从而提高野生动物的存活率。MRC 还积极参与 ESL 教学和保护教育，并资助 Proyecto Jade，这使当地妇女能够制作和销售有机珠宝。通过这些计划，MRC 致力于帮助当地社区以更可持续的方式生活在他们周围的环境中。MRC 对研究的支持、对教育、医疗和兽医任务的承诺，以及对当地社区的外展倡议，都为人类和环境的福祉而共同努力，从而体现了“同一个健康”的观点。