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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Ivorian growers are allegedly migrating to the fertile lands of neighbouring Liberia, the report claimed. Pic: Mighty Earth]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA['The state of the world’s tropical forests could not be more urgent'. Pic: Rainforest Alliance]]></image:caption>
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