Studies show that restoring 20 million hectares of degraded ecosystems in the Latin American and Caribbean region could yield $23 billion in benefits over 50 years. 

In Peru, a highland reforestation system shows just how that works. Its success means the technique is being adopted in countries along the Andes mountain chain. 

CGTN's Dan Collyns reports.

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