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Want to restore a forest? Give it back to Indigenous peoples who call it home
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Doris Ríos is a Cabécar leader who has fought to reclaim Indigenous territory in Costa Rica. | Collage by Israel Vargas | Photos by Justine Calma
These women took back their land in Costa Rica, and now they plan to reforest it.