So far, the group has logged almost two million data points through a public online program called Nature's Notebook and hopes to add an additional million observations this year.

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That said, the TNC has made very positive statements about wanting to pursue an inclusive transition, about wanting to broaden the nature of the government to include some additional elements of the opposition that were based in different parts of the country.

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