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Laurel Sutherlin

This photo taken on August 6, 2017 shows cleared forest land, previously covered with illegally-planted oil palm trees and removed by workers from the Leuser Conservation Forum or Forum Konservasi Leuser (FKL), ahead of replanting of endemic vegetation in the Aceh Tamiang area of Aceh province. (Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP via Getty Images)

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Laurel Sutherlin
A waterfall in the Amazon rainforest. (Shutterstock)

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Laurel Sutherlin