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A cloud forest with no clouds? Climate change threatens Costa Rica's Monteverde

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Costa Rica's Monteverde "cloud forest' may soon no longer be worthy of the name – climate change means there are increasingly fewer clouds, drying out the forest and threatening its flora and fauna. With June 5 marking the UN's World Environment Day, France 24 takes a closer look at the threat to this important habitat.

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