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Yale Environment 360: Decades of forest destruction have turned once-productive lands into desert across the Horn of Africa, worsening a devastating famine that has killed tens of thousands of people in Somalia and elsewhere, forestry experts say. A new study by the Center for International Forestry Research, conducted in 25 countries, shows that forests provide about one-quarter of household income for people living in or near them, offering a critical defense against poverty. In parched regions like the Horn of Africa,......
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Decades of Deforestation Have Contributed to Africa Famine, Group Says
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on September 12th, 2011
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