In Vietnam, a forest grown from the ashes of war falls to a resort project
DAK DOA, Vietnam — At the end of the rainy season, the hillsides in Dak Doa district, in central Vietnam's Gia Lai province, turn pink as the Cỏ Hồng grass…
Articles by Le Quynh
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Oceans
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Amazon Conservation
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Land rights and extractives
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Endangered Environmentalists
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Indonesia's Forest Guardians
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Conservation Effectiveness
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Southeast Asian infrastructure
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