How community-led health and livelihood programs helped protect rainforests during the pandemic

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Jul 21, 2026, 10:20 am87 ptsTrending
As COVID-19 disrupted rural economies, communities living near protected rainforests faced rising uncertainty about jobs, health and basic needs. A new study in The Lancet Planetary Health shows that when communities were supported by health and livelihood programs they designed with local nongovernmental…

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