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A river flows beside a barren area scattered with tree stumps, showing deforestation or drought effects; a dense forest stands in the background.

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Eucalyptus plantation

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Deforestation forestry land reclamation ecological restoration Forest prescribed fire clear-cutting Forest fire Temperate forest Drainage Deciduous forest Agroforestry Rainforest old-growth forest How Do You Rewild an Environment?

Chutes d'Ekom - a waterfall on the Nkam river in the rainforest near Melong, in the western highlands of Cameroon in Africa.

Ecosystems

Chutes d'Ekom - a waterfall on the Nkam river in the rainforest near Melong, in the western highlands of Cameroon in Africa.

Ecosystems