{"id":8488,"date":"2017-02-01T13:51:54","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T13:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/?p=8488"},"modified":"2018-12-17T15:07:46","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T15:07:46","slug":"talking-octopus-conservation-conversations-darawa-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/talking-octopus-conservation-conversations-darawa-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking octopus: conservation conversations on Darawa Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nusi stands in front of the gathered fishermen and starts explaining why she has summoned them together today. They listen attentively to this energetic 32-year-old. They know her well as she has been working with them for years here on Darawa Island, part of the Wakatobi Archipelago that stretches out into the Banda Sea from the southeastern tip of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. She points to a poster showing the timeline of activities that she has planned. First, monitoring of their octopus catches, then using the monitoring data to generate baseline information, then making informed decisions on how to improve the management of this important fishery.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/talking-octopus-conservation-conversations-darawa-island\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"900\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 314px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 422px; height: 318px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/talking-octopus-conservation-conversations-darawa-island\/img_20161210_113612-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8495\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161210_113612-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1199\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Nexus 5X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1481369774&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.67&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;256&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00869565217391&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20161210_113612\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161210_113612-1-476x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161210_113612-1-644x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161210_113612-1-418x314.jpg\" width=\"418\" height=\"314\" align=\"left\" title=\"IMG_20161210_113612\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 418px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 418\/314;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Nusi explaining the timeline of octopus fishery management<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 473px; height: 318px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/talking-octopus-conservation-conversations-darawa-island\/img_20161210_113521-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8494\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161210_113521-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1071\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Nexus 5X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1481369723&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.67&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;60&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20161210_113521\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161210_113521-1-533x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161210_113521-1-721x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161210_113521-1-469x314.jpg\" width=\"469\" height=\"314\" align=\"left\" title=\"IMG_20161210_113521\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 469px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 469\/314;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">The fishermen of Darawa Island listening attentively<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People on the small island of Darawa have little or no land available for farming and rely almost entirely on the ocean for their livelihoods. Octopus fishing is one of the most important sources of income for the villagers. Nusi goes on to explain her vision of the fishermen and women working together to manage their resources, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blueventures.org\/conservation\/approach\/catalysing-conservation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">just as other communities have achieved with similar fisheries elsewhere<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. With this she finishes her presentation and sits down. Nobody says a word.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8498\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8498\" class=\"wp-image-8498 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161102_125516-340x483.jpg\" width=\"340\" height=\"483\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161102_125516-340x483.jpg 340w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161102_125516-46x65.jpg 46w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161102_125516-252x357.jpg 252w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161102_125516-1200x1702.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161102_125516-1300x1844.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161102_125516-300x426.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161102_125516.jpg 1128w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 340px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 340\/483;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Charismatic Nusi&#8221; has worked hard for her spot in the local conservation sector.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When I first came to Wakatobi, I heard my colleagues refer to this woman as \u201cCharismatic Nusi\u201d, and it quickly became clear that this was no understatement. Nusi is a cheerful and generous spirit \u2013 known for her wit and for speaking her mind. She has worked hard to carve herself a spot in the local conservation sector, which is \u2013 as throughout Indonesia \u2013 still dominated by men. Nusi speaks English, Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesia\u2019s official language), Kaledupan (the local language) and even a little bit of Bajo (spoken by the former sea nomads of the region). She is passionate about community work, conservation, sustainable agriculture and books, books and more books. Her lively ways make her a favourite visitor of the islanders, and we are greeted and invited to tea everywhere we go.<\/p>\n<p>Nusi is a member of Forkani, a community based organisation that has been working for over a decade to improve the livelihoods of communities on the Wakatobi island of Kaledupa. In a way, Forkani is much more than just an organisation. It is like a large family of members united by their passion to preserve the environment and local traditions. They have a community centred vision \u2013 just like Blue Ventures \u2013 and partnerships always work best when visions align.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In November 2016, Blue Ventures started supporting Forkani with the initiation of community based fisheries monitoring and sustainable management discussions. This support has enabled Forkani to build on Blue Ventures\u2019 experiences in the western Indian Ocean, which have demonstrated the potential of temporary octopus fishery closures <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/discover.blueventures.org\/marine-management-pays\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to rebuild fishery yield and catalyse community conservation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/talking-octopus-conservation-conversations-darawa-island\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"900\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 292px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 296px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/talking-octopus-conservation-conversations-darawa-island\/img_20161205_172625-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8500\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161205_172625-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,941\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Nexus 5X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1480958786&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.67&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;310&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0111111111111&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20161205_172625\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161205_172625-1-607x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161205_172625-1-745x438.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161205_172625-1-496x292.jpg\" width=\"496\" height=\"292\" align=\"left\" title=\"IMG_20161205_172625\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 496px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 496\/292;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Octopus fishing is an important source of income on Darawa Island<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 395px; height: 296px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/talking-octopus-conservation-conversations-darawa-island\/attachment\/78545987\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8496\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/78545987.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,957\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nusi monitoring octopus catches for Forkani\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/78545987-477x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/78545987-646x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/78545987-391x292.jpg\" width=\"391\" height=\"292\" align=\"left\" title=\"Nusi monitoring octopus catches for Forkani\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 391px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 391\/292;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Forkani monitoring octopus catches | Photo: Claudia Matzdorf <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8499\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8499\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8499 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161031_172904-265x357.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"357\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161031_172904-265x357.jpg 265w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161031_172904-48x65.jpg 48w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161031_172904-359x483.jpg 359w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161031_172904-1200x1614.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161031_172904-1300x1748.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161031_172904-300x403.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161031_172904.jpg 1190w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 265px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 265\/357;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some members of the community based organisation Forkani<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nusi scribbles some notes in her notebook and watches attentively as La Beloro, her boss, tells the fishermen of Darawa that the traditional leader of the area has come to show his support for their decisions. Forkani is presently working with the regency government and traditional leaders to strengthen their collaboration and ensure official recognition of traditional laws in natural resource management. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat would you do if you had more money?\u201d La Beloro asks, referring to the benefits of improved fisheries management. \u201cI would get myself new teeth. How about you?\u201d He grins. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nusi laughs and shakes her head. La Beloro and Nusi are very excited about embarking on this new journey in monitoring and management. Forkani has been monitoring fish catches in Darawa for over a decade, but until now octopus has not featured on their workplan. It is almost as if this elusive animal has managed to remain camouflaged \u2013 just as it is on the reef \u2013 from the interest of conservationists and fishermen alike. This is also the first time that Blue Ventures\u2019 periodic fishery closure model for octopus is being trialled on this side of the Indian Ocean. The fishermen are excited, and so are we!<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.blueventures.org\\\/en\\\/talking-octopus-conservation-conversations-darawa-island\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"900\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 895px; height: 309px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 454px; height: 313px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/talking-octopus-conservation-conversations-darawa-island\/img_20161210_114155\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8501\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161210_114155.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1096\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Nexus 5X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1481370117&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.67&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;152&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20161210_114155\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161210_114155-521x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161210_114155-705x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161210_114155-450x309.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"309\" align=\"left\" title=\"IMG_20161210_114155\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/309;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">La Beloro speaking to the gathering of fishers<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 441px; height: 313px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/talking-octopus-conservation-conversations-darawa-island\/img_20161210_114944\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8502\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161210_114944.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1131\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Nexus 5X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1481370586&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.67&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;170&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20161210_114944\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161210_114944-505x357.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161210_114944-683x483.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/media\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161210_114944-437x309.jpg\" width=\"437\" height=\"309\" align=\"left\" title=\"IMG_20161210_114944\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 437px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 437\/309;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">This is the first time octopus has featured in Forkani&#8217;s workplan<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"pull-right\">The ancestors of the people of\u00a0Madagascar\u00a0sailed across the\u00a0Indian Ocean\u00a0from the\u00a0Malay Archipelago\u00a0back in the 8th or 9th century AD, and even today there are many linguistic similarities between the two countries &#8211; including the local word for octopus!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a lot of questions, mostly about octopus fishing in Madagascar, an area where Blue Ventures has considerable experience. They range from questions about fishing gear to ones about octopus size, and from increased prices to closure seasons. Later this year, to help answer some of these questions, we\u2019ll be accompanying community members from Darawa on a visit to communities in Madagascar who have been <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blueventures.org\/conservation\/rebuilding-fisheries\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">managing their octopus fisheries through locally enforced fishing closures for over a decade<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But for now, it is time to leave. The sun is setting as our boat navigates its way between the seaweed lines and the shallows on its return to Langge village on the adjacent island of Kaledupa where our team is based. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I sit next to Nusi in the boat, watching together as the last rays of light disappear behind the hills of Kaledupa Island. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat went well, right?!\u201d I ask, tugging at her sleeve. She gives me a big, confident smile and winks. I sit back and relax. There is simply nobody better than her to be leading this project.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nusi is a charismatic conservationist whose passion for her work is infectious. 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