About 800 million of our 7 billion global population are starving or malnourished. The need to feed people often fuels deforestation to open up farmlands.

Yet, Dr. Amy Ickowitz, research scientist at the Center for International Forestry Research, found that people living in areas with higher forest cover also enjoy more nutritious diets. She tells us about her findings in Africa and Indonesia.

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