FORESTS
Looking differently
Oct 01, 2013
Written by
Geordie Torr
Rainforest conservation has long focused on pristine jungle and indigenous communities. Geordie Torr visits a new project in Manu, Peru, that’s instead investigating the importance of degraded forest and immigrant communities
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