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Jeffrey Williamson
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ABOUT THE WRITER
Jeffrey Williamson is communications associate with the Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC).
BY THIS WRITER
CIFOR-ICRAF harnesses the power of trees, forests and agroforestry landscapes to address the most pressing global challenges of our time – biodiversity loss, climate change, food security, livelihoods and inequity.