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“There will be more jobs for us guides,” said Díaz, from the shade of a tree full of lianas.

They range from the role of lianas and vines—which can both hamper reforestation by hindering light and help it by offering protection from storms—to how to measure success and manage the projects.

Walking among the giant trees with their snakelike lianas, or vines, hanging down, Roosevelt noted the stillness and silence in the forest.

One has features typical of lianas, which are woody vines.

“These lianas also have tendrils that let them grab pieces of stems and leaves and start growing.”