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Deforestation in Triunfo do Xingu reserve
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Deforestation ‘out of control’ in reserve in Brazil’s cattle capital

Forest destruction has ravaged Triunfo do Xingu, a reserve earmarked for sustainable use that has nonetheless become one of the most deforested slices of the Brazilian Amazon.

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armed groups occupy, deforest Colombian national park
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‘Panic’ sets in as armed groups occupy, deforest Colombian national park

Authorities say illegal cattle ranching, coca growing and land-grabbing are driving deforestation in the park, much of it reportedly done at the hands of armed groups affiliated with FARC dissident factions.

Indigenous lands under siege as buffalo frenzy grips the Amazon
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Indigenous lands under siege as buffalo frenzy grips the Amazon

TRINCHEIRA INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil — Deep in the Trincheira reserve, our motor boat winds through a maze of streams, or igarapés, sliding past dense submerged rainforest. It halts on the riverbank, in the cool shadow of the towering trees. Just meters into the jungle, though, the emerald canopy gives way to a vast stretch of […]
Agriculture, mining, hunting push critically endangered gorillas to the brink
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Agriculture, mining, hunting push critically endangered gorillas to the brink

Congo serves as an essential carbon sink, storing an estimated 22.9 gigatons of carbon and is also one of the world's most important biodiversity hotspots.

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