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By Néfer Muñoz

Uniting Trees with Trees
The Meso-American Biological Corridor is an attempt to restore the chain of forests that until relatively recently connected South and North America. The goal is to protect one of the world’s most biologically diverse areas.

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The Future of the Mangrove
A Caribbean community of Colombia is attempting to utilize the mangrove forest in a sustainable way. The survival of this unique tropical ecosystem - threatened by deforestation – is essential for the planet’s biodiversity.

 
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Mangroves
Mangroves populate the coasts of many tropical and subtropical areas of the world, serving as the backbone of an ecosystem that sustains a great wealth of biodiversity. However, their future is threatened by deforestation and the degradation of their habitat.

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Brazil launches a monitoring system in the Amazon... Costa Rica needs investment in water infrastructure... Cuba and Guatemala sign environmental agreement... High rate of reforestation in Chile... Training police and military to protect the environment in Central America... Court halts forest exploitation in protected area of Guatemala.

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