Conservation Journal

The historically nomadic Samburu used to migrate with their herds, moving seasonally through the grasslands of northern Kenya much as the wildlife does. © Jason Houston/Courtesy Fovea Exhibitions

Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico. "Former sea turtle poachers work with regional NGO Grupo Tortugeuro to tag sea turtles. © Jason Houston/Courtesy Fovea Exhibtions

Tyrone Thompson, farm manager at the North Leupp Family Farm, works with youth from the local communities to share traditional food and agricultural methods. © Jason Houston/Courtesy Fovea Exhibitions

By giving fisherman in Loreto, Mexico managed access to local fisheries and involving them in everything...the fisherman help create a social and environmental perspective that advocates for more sustainable fishing practices... © Jason Houston/Courtesy Fovea Exhibitions

Almost 100% of the 4-5000 fisherman in Belize are very small-scale, nearshore operations. © Jason Houston/Courtesy Fovea Exhibtions

Lobster trap fisherman, Noel, offered us cover as a big squall blew through at his fish camp on an unnamed outer caye in Belize. © Jason Houston/Courtesy Fovea Exhibtions

Don Filomon Delgado Toro farms sun-grown coffee and subsistence crops in Escondida... © Jason Houston/Courtesy Fovea Exhibitions

Small-scale, independent portfolio fisherman are a dying breed in developed commercial fisheries who rely on the long-term ecological stability of the nearshore fisheries for the survival of their way of life. © Jason Houston/Courtesy Fovea Exhibitions

The Rio San Juan provides some of the only acccess to one of the largest and most biologically diverse wild forests left in Central America. © Jason Houston/Courtesy Fovea Exhibtions

“Conservation Journal: Photographs by Jason Houston” is currently on view at Fovea Exhibitions in Beacon, New York, through April 6, 2014. “‘Conservation Journal’ explores the complex dynamics at the intersections of nature and culture,” Fovea said in a statement. “Understanding where people live can help inform how we approach environmental conservation work around the world.” Houston, based in Colorado, is a fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to create educational and informative content to help protect the environment.