The original version of this article appeared on Conservation International’s Human Nature blog. In my tiny, half-an-island country of Timor-Leste, cemeteries smell of jasmine and come to life on All Saints’ Day. Families have picnics and kids roam wild over the tombstones. Here, stepping on somebody else’s family tombstones is not seen as an offense … Continue reading “People Need Nature to Thrive”: Recovering From Conflict Through Conservation in Timor-Leste