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Honduras forest activists slow deforestation |
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21 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Tamayo-Paced Honduras forest activists slow deforestation In central Honduras, where deforestation is widespread, poor farmers and rural residents under the leadership of Roman Catholic priest Andres Tamayo have had a string of successes in their struggle to save the pine forests that sustain them (or used to). The activists say Honduras' forests have been poorly managed for decades, resulting in topsoil erosion, water ... |
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| Topics: Central America, deforestation, news (all these topics) |
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