Mexican Communities Are Trying to Protect an Endangered Fir Forest

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By MongabayJul 7, 2020, 10:30 am152 pts
By Agustín del Castillo For 20 years, the Colima fir tree (Abies colimensis) has been at the heart of many disputes to conserve the temperate forests of southern Jalisco, a state in central Mexico. Today, the future of this tree rests upon whether the area's avocado crops will advance further and whether…

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