2019-08-01 When Countries Compete, Earth Wins Big
Sports are usually the way that countries compete with one another. However, there is another way countries around the world are competing for the top spot: planting the most trees.…
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Sports are usually the way that countries compete with one another. However, there is another way countries around the world are competing for the top spot: planting the most trees.…
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