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Epidemic fears as 80% of Indigenous Amazon tribe fall ill
Advocates fear situation could escalate in Javari valley, a region plagued by violence and poor healthcareMore...
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Global rainforest loss continues at rate of 10 football pitches a minute
Despite major progress in Brazil and Colombia, deforestation led by farming still cleared an area nearly...
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Macron calls proposed EU-Mercosur trade pact ‘very bad deal’ lacking strong climate commitments
French president tells Brazil forum both parties need to be ‘much stronger’ on biodiversity and climateEmmanuel...
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Weather tracker: Flood fallout claims at least 20 lives in Brazil
Heavy rainfall brings landslides to country’s south-east. Elsewhere, a wild temperature fluctuation in IberiaBrazil was hit...
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Weather tracker: Contrasts in cold and heat break records in China
Xinjiang in north-west recorded minus 52.3C, while Badu in south recorded 38C – the largest temperature...
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Illegal mining on rise again in Amazon, says Yanomami leader
Activist Davi Kopenawa says miners are returning after eviction operations were scaled back, and others never...