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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2008 12:58:39 -0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sierra Leone bans timber exports]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sierra Leone has re-imposed a timber export ban after accusing foreign companies of illegally logging its forests, according to BBC News.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Poverty and corruption reduce effectiveness of rainforest parks]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Poverty and corruption are linked to higher incidence of fire in tropical forest reserves, reports a new study published in the journal Ecological Applications.  Poor, corrupt countries -- like Cambodia, Guatemala, Paraguay, and Sierra Leone -- have the least effective parks when measured in terms of the incidence of fire relative to surrounding "buffer" areas.  The findings have significant implications for rainforest conservation efforts.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Goodbye to West Africa's Rainforests]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[West Africa's once verdant and extensive rainforests are now a historical footnote. Gone to build ships and furniture, feed hungry mouths, and supply minerals and gems to the West, the band of tropical forests that once extended from Guinea to Cameroon are virtually gone. The loss of West Africa's rainforests have triggered a number of environmental problems that have contributed to social unrest and exacerbated poverty across the region.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sierra Leone: Environmental Profile]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of tropical rainforets found in Sierra Leone.  Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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