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    At first glance, the Cerrado looks barren. But the savanna boasts important aquifers and provides major carbon storage. Andressa Zumpano / Action Aid.

    Only Now the World Is Starting to Learn How Vital Is Brazil’s Cerrado to Our Planet

    On May 6, 2015, the Brazilian government officially recognized a special economic region, one ...

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    Peter Yeung
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    The flower gatherers of the Serra do Espinhaço in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Image: João Roberto Ripper

    Survival of Brazil’s Flower-gatherers, a 300-year-old Activity, Threatened by Mining and State

    “The mountain range is our soil, our life,” affirms Maria de Fátima Alves, head ...

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    Thais Borges and Sue Branford
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    Waiãpi indigenous children in Amapá state, Brazil. Image by Sam Cowie/Mongabay.

    Amazon Indians Fear Coronavirus Amid a Campaign to Convert Them to Christianity

    Indigenous leaders in Brazil are acting to avert the devastating impact coronavirus could have ...

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    Sam Cowie
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