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Chapter 4

Bright Spots in Nature

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Bright spots are success stories of people and ecosystems thriving together, demonstrating resilience, biodiversity, and equitably-shared benefits. Drawing on diverse case studies, from oyster reef restoration to Indigenous-led conservation, this chapter highlights social and ecological conditions that enable success and offers lessons to replicate and scale these bright spots across the U.S.