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In One Brazilian Farm Town, Reviving The Forest

Until recently, Darci Eichelt planted soybeans across his entire 6,000-acre farm outside Lucas do Rio Verde in central Brazil. Now, Eichelt is planting native vegetation that will eventually cover about one-third of his property. He says he began to notice that the natural water supply had been affected by clear-cutting — and he understood that he had cleared more than he should have. (NPR)
Until recently, Darci Eichelt planted soybeans across his entire 6,000-acre farm outside Lucas do Rio Verde in central Brazil. Now, Eichelt is planting native vegetation that will eventually cover about one-third of his property. He says he began to notice that the natural water supply had been affected by clear-cutting — and he understood that he had cleared more than he should have. (NPR)

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