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Credit: Claudio Contreras.

By Diego Cevallos

Forests: The Battle of Statistics

Authorities say that deforestation in Mexico has been reduced by nearly 100,000 hectares annually since 1990 and could be halted in five years. But environmental activists refute those figures, saying forests continue on the road towards disappearing.

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John Peterson.
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By Stephen Leahy

The Organic Crops of Farmer John

"Mexico helped me reconnect with the soil," says John Peterson, the star of an award-winning documentary film about the challenges confronting small farmers in the United States.

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