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    Balancing Borders, Biodiversity, and Bounty

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    Explore how landscape governance in the Boma-Gambella region can reconcile agricultural expansion with ecosystem protection, as this critical biodiversity hotspot faces fragmentation and declining ecosystem service values worth over $627 million.

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    We're trading long-term environmental stability for short-term economic gains that don't even benefit the local population, creating a massive ecological deficit where the gains from agricultural expansion are far outweighed by the loss of over 600 million dollars in annual ecosystem services.

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    1

    Balancing Borders, Biodiversity, and Bounty

    0:00
    0:13
    0:32
    0:43
    1:03
    1:10
    1:39
    1:46
    2

    The Fragmentation Equation

    1:59
    2:16
    1:10
    2:56
    3:05
    3:29
    3:32
    3:51
    3:56
    4:18
    4:24
    4:46
    4:53
    5:14
    5:18
    3

    The Service Economy of Nature

    5:36
    5:47
    6:05
    6:08
    6:25
    6:31
    6:53
    7:00
    7:17
    7:21
    7:39
    3:32
    8:04
    8:11
    8:29
    1:10
    4

    Cross-Border Conservation Challenges

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    9:04
    9:24
    1:10
    9:46
    9:52
    10:14
    10:18
    10:32
    10:38
    10:56
    11:02
    11:18
    1:10
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    The Economics of Ecosystem Collapse

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    11:54
    12:09
    12:15
    12:33
    12:38
    12:57
    13:01
    13:15
    13:19
    13:43
    1:10
    13:57
    14:00
    14:17
    3:32
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    Food Security in a Fragmented Landscape

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    1:10
    15:32
    15:37
    15:53
    15:53
    16:08
    16:12
    16:29
    7:00
    16:49
    16:51
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    Governance Models for Landscape Restoration

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    17:19
    17:39
    17:41
    17:56
    18:00
    18:12
    18:18
    18:30
    1:10
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    18:51
    19:04
    12:38
    19:23
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    Practical Strategies for Restoration

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    20:11
    20:13
    20:28
    1:10
    20:48
    6:08
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    Looking Forward

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