Fall is walnut harvesting season in Kyrgyzstan, which is home to 30,000 acres of walnut forests. But cow and sheep herds are encroaching on this land. Levi Bridges reports from southern Kyrgyzstan that herders and environmentalists are using a new app to gather data about the changing climate in the region in order to help preserve the forests and the livelihoods of people there.
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