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Society Brazil“We Don’t Want Your Deforestation-Linked Meat,” Say Major Supermarkets
In order to protest against the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, six European supermarket chains have decided to boycott beef products from Brazil, adding some economic pressure in the hopes of an environmental outcome.
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Environment BrazilPeople in the Amazon Collect Tree Seeds to Help Reforestation – and Make Cash, Too
Anyone contributing in the destruction of Brazil’s Amazon forests is required to replant an equivalent number of trees elsewhere. Indigenous groups are helping fulfill this “huge demand for seed”, boosting both their income and their food security.
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Technology BrazilIndigenous Tribe Uses Drones to Catch Land Grabbers in the Rainforest
The Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau, an indigenous tribe in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, have begun operating drones in January a drive to spot illegal loggers and land grabbers – and they immediately found a deforested site that they otherwise wouldn’t have noticed.
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Environment ColombiaGuess Who Has the Lowest Carbon Footprint in the Amazon?
Researchers have revealed that areas protected by indigenous peoples and local communities release the least amount of carbon emissions in South America’s Amazon rainforest – accounting for merely 10% of all the emissions in the region!
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