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Forests and extreme poverty

11/11/2025
More than 90% of people living in extreme poverty depend on forests for their livelihoods, including food, medicine and income (FAO, 2024).
Cita FAO, 2024
Fuente FAO. 2024. La situación de las mujeres en los sistemas agroalimentarios. Roma. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc5343es

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