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Michoacán’s Forest Fires: Guacamole’s Sour Aftertaste

By JESSICA GUERRERO MORELIA, Michoacán — The natural wealth of Mexico makes it a mega-diverse country, with nearly 200,000 species, equivalent to 10 percent of the total flora and fauna that exists on the planet. Of those species, 7,472 are endemic to Mexico. But despite the foregoing, the sustainable management of Mexico’s biodiversity is currently at risk due to the overexploitation of

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