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Forest Conservation - China

A woman digs up weeds from her field of maize nestled in the forested mountains. Many local farmers have cleared forested areas in order to plant maize. These fields are a common site on the mountainsides, creating a patchwork of vegetation cover between these agricultural lands and the remaining forests. Pingwu County in Sichuan Province, south-west China.

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Contained in galleries: The Sustainable Forest - China [2011]

A woman digs up weeds from her field of maize nestled in the forested mountains. Many local farmers have cleared forested areas in order to plant maize. These fields are a common site on the mountainsides, creating a patchwork of vegetation cover between these agricultural lands and the remaining forests. Pingwu County in Sichuan Province, south-west China.