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8 years ago

World Bank's Forest Projects in China Lead to Poverty Alleviation Success.

China: From Afforestation to Poverty Alleviation and Natural Forest Management
Scott Rozelle, Jikun Huang, Syed Arif Husain, Aaron Zazueta

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