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ABOUT THE WRITER
Rachel Rivera is a freelance writer and editor, with a special interest in environmental issues. She has worked as an editor for The Associated Press in New York and Thailand, and for the Natural Resources Defense Council magazine in the US. She has a Master of Journalism degree from the University of California, Berkeley. She is presently based in Jakarta.
BY THIS WRITER