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“My Sunday column is about deforestation in the Amazon, focusing on an unusual partnership between an American and an Amazon native who are struggling to preserve the rainforest by educating and empowering local people...”

— Posted by Nicholas D. Kristof

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“Great and timely article. Communities and the unique rainforests they inhabit are on the front lines of climate change...”

— Posted by Kevin

“...Ecolodges such as Yachana successfully protect small areas of forest, but the creation and enforcement of natural protected areas as well as restrictions on oil exploration and road construction will be necessary to significantly reduce deforestation in this part of the Amazon.”

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