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<p>People on their way to plant queñual (Polylepis) trees near the village of Vilcanota, Cusco region, Peru. For some groups in the Andes, communal activities based around planting are ancestral traditions. (Image: Acción Andina)</p>
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Acción Andina: The NGO on a quest to reforest the Andes

The organisation’s Earthshot Prize-winning approach prioritises ancestral knowledge and has seen nearly 10 million trees planted across South America

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