This article highlights three initiatives in Latin America that demonstrate how biodiversity conservation can be successfully integrated with sustainable livelihoods. In Brazil’s Caatinga region, small-scale farmers apply agroforestry practices to restore degraded drylands, diversify food production, and preserve native species. In southern Chile, collaborative efforts between local fishers and authorities have improved the management of Galaxias maculatus (puye), reviving stocks of this culturally and economically valuable fish. In the Venezuelan Andes, community-led reforestation and the creation of ecological corridors are restoring over 5,000 hectares of habitat for the endangered spectacled bear. Together, these experiences illustrate how combining traditional knowledge, community engagement, and institutional support can regenerate ecosystems, strengthen food security, and contribute to global biodiversity targets such as the restoration of 30% of degraded ecosystems by 2030.