See moabi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2004, Cédric Vermeulen, Jean-Louis Doucet, Conservation and Sustainable Use of Non-Timber Forest Products in Favour of Local Communities within Integrated Forest Management in Central Africa, in International Symposium: Tropical Forests in a Changing Global Context: Royal Academy of Overseas Sciences, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Brussels, 8-9 November, 2004, pp. 267-280",
"text": "[…] Moreover, moabi trees situated in the agroforestry zone outside the UFM, reserved to the local communities, will not be exploited, increasing the availability of resource for the villagers. Surveys realized in the agroforestry zones show an average density of moabis (more than 70 cm of diameter) of 0,019/ha, representing an average of 314 tree stands for the agroforestry zone next to the UFM 10 039 (PFC, 2003a, b, c)."
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"text": "[…] Moreover, moabi trees situated in the agroforestry zone outside the UFM, reserved to the local communities, will not be exploited, increasing the availability of resource for the villagers. Surveys realized in the agroforestry zones show an average density of moabis (more than 70 cm of diameter) of 0,019/ha, representing an average of 314 tree stands for the agroforestry zone next to the UFM 10 039 (PFC, 2003a, b, c)."
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