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Ivory Coast's 'green army': 650 soldiers combat deforestation

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Ivory Coast has lost more than 70 percent of its forests, mainly due to cocoa production. To fight deforestation and criminal environmental activity, the country has formed its first “green army”, a brigade of 650 soldiers. FRANCE 24's Samuel Bernard reports.

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