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Brazil’s burning ban takes effect as Amazon fires rage
Environment

Brazil’s burning ban takes effect as Amazon fires rage

A 60-day ban on burning in Brazil took effect Thursday after a global outcry over fires raging in the Amazon…
Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows
Environment

Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows

Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, official data showed Saturday, as thousands of troops…
Bolsonaro suggests NGOs setting Amazon fires, gives no proof
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Bolsonaro suggests NGOs setting Amazon fires, gives no proof

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s official monitoring agency is reporting a sharp increase in wildfires this year, and President…
Brazil: Thousands of women rally against Bolsonaro’s ‘genocidal policies’
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Brazil: Thousands of women rally against Bolsonaro’s ‘genocidal policies’

Tens of thousands of women took to the streets of Brazil’s capital of Brasilia on Wednesday to denounce the policies…
Brazilian Amazon deforestation surges, embattled institute says
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Brazilian Amazon deforestation surges, embattled institute says

Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon increased 278 percent year-over-year in July, according to official data released Tuesday by a government…
Reforestation could cut carbon levels by two-thirds, study says
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Reforestation could cut carbon levels by two-thirds, study says

Good news: we can help halt climate change through a massive campaign of reforestation, according to a new study published…
EU devouring natural resources at unsustainable rate: report
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EU devouring natural resources at unsustainable rate: report

People in the European Union use up natural resources far more quickly than the rate at which nature can replenish…
UN report says nature is in worst shape in human history
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UN report says nature is in worst shape in human history

Nature is in more trouble now than at any other time in human history, with extinction looming over 1 million…
How to fix Nature and avoid human misery: UN report
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How to fix Nature and avoid human misery: UN report

Revamping global food production, retooling the financial sector, moving beyond GDP as a measure of progress and other “transformative changes”…
Emissions and microplastics: How food waste hurts the environment
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Emissions and microplastics: How food waste hurts the environment

“I once found 200 to 300 Euros worth of Sushi, still in its original packaging,” Lea recalls. It’s not her…
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