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- ↑ "Iwokrama team shot at after finding preparations for illegal mining". Stabroek News. 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ↑ "Iwokrama – important for climate stability, but funding needed". Department of Public Information. 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
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