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Madagascan tropical forests return thanks to better management and well-defined ownership
05-01-2007 · EurekAlert!A study published in the May 2 issue of the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE, shows that although loss of tropical dry forests occurs in southern Madagascar, there are also large areas of forests regenerating.
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