Mexican Official Urges Reforestation Program
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From Associated Press
MEXICO CITY — Fires, logging, farming, squatting and urban development are responsible for the destruction of 40% of Mexico’s forests, a government official said Friday.
News reports quoted Rafael Hernandez Ochoa, undersecretary of forestry, as saying that a massive reforestation program is necessary to restore Mexico’s forests to their previous state.
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