商定合作模式的这个过程并不简单。“当时双方的关系一直很紧张,”赫勒说,“我们很难与那个部落社区建立起信任。我们样子不同,想法不同,目标也不同。”比如,赫勒举例说,工作人员的高频率轮岗不利于生意。但当地酋长们想要社区里的每个人都在所有岗位上轮一遍,让每个人都能掌握宝贵的技能。人员的流动影响了旅馆的生意。为此,赫勒用了几个月的时间来解释为了让外国游客在丛林中感到舒适,极有必要保持雇员的高素质。“比起快速决断,与当地社区达成共识更加重要,”赫勒表示,“绝大部分情况下,我们都是按共识行事。”如今,这家旅馆由一名来自当地社区的女性管理,同时社区中最具天资潜质的一批当地人正在学习市场营销和其他商业技能。
But one of the most promising signs of the success of the Posadas Amazonas lodge is that many of its employees used to make a living by damaging the forest. Javier Chambi, a groundskeeper at the lodge, used to hunt the forest’s animals and sell illegal timber. He now makes slightly more money while enjoying a steady income and good job security. And he doesn’t have to worry about dodging the police.
而衡量“亚马逊生态旅馆”的成功,一个最显著的标志是,许多过去曾以破坏雨林而谋生的人们成了它的雇员。曾依靠捕猎雨林里的野生动物和非法出售木材来谋生的贾维尔·查姆比现在是旅馆的一位场地管理员。如今,他可以享受一份收入稳定且有良好保障的工作,而且此时的收入比之前还略高一点。同时他再也不必担心如何躲避警察的追捕了。
Bus driver Ronaldo Salazar, who wants to be trained as a mechanic, used to illegally mine gold from the nearby 30)Tambopata River. While his income from mining would sometimes 31)dwarf what he makes now, he enjoys not going through the 32)backbreaking work and long periods without income. “Before, I had no job security,” Mr. Salazar says. “Now, whether it rains or not, I work and I’m paid.”
巴士司机罗纳尔多·萨拉扎尔曾在坦博帕塔河附近非法盗采金矿,如今他希望通过培训成为一名技工。虽然当时的采矿所得有时会让他如今的收入相形见拙,但他很享受现在这份并不繁重且不会长时间没有收入的工作。“过去,我没有工作保障,”萨拉扎尔先生说道,“如今,无论是晴天还是下雨,我都可以工作并获得报酬。”
Part of being an environmentalist now is tackling the 33)daunting challenge of providing livelihoods for indigenous people, who will otherwise put food on the table by harming the rain forest. The makes Holle a man 34)in demand. “Kurt is my 35)guru [of] whom I ask questions every time I have a problem with the native communities,”says businessman and environmental activist Roberto Persivale. “When we started, we were 36)way out in the bush,” he says. “Now we’re listed online next to Disney for vacations.”
作为一位环保人士,当前需要应对一个巨大挑战——为当地人提供生计。否则,他们将会通过破坏雨林来为自己谋食糊口。这使得库尔特·赫勒成为一个举足轻重的人。“库尔特是我的导师,每次我在当地社区遇到问题时都会向他请教,”商人兼环保人士罗伯托·珀斯瓦尔说道。“起初,我们在丛林中寻找出路,”他说,“如今,我们已经抢滩网上,与迪斯尼乐园在同一页面,成为大家度假的又一热门选择”。
