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11:22:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=204714 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2018/03/indonesia-launches-bid-to-restore-national-park-thats-home-to-tigers-elephants/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-204714 Can community forestry deliver for Madagascar’s forests and people? https://news.mongabay.com/2017/10/can-community-forestry-deliver-for-madagascars-forests-and-people/ https://news.mongabay.com/2017/10/can-community-forestry-deliver-for-madagascars-forests-and-people/#respond 02 Oct 2017 13:32:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=199546 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2017/10/can-community-forestry-deliver-for-madagascars-forests-and-people/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-199546 Peatlands biosphere reserve facing severe encroachment in Sumatra https://news.mongabay.com/2014/03/peatlands-biosphere-reserve-facing-severe-encroachment-in-sumatra/ https://news.mongabay.com/2014/03/peatlands-biosphere-reserve-facing-severe-encroachment-in-sumatra/#respond 06 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