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Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Indigenous lands must be recognised as part of climate policy, says Brazilian minister

Recognising and demarcating Indigenous lands is essential climate policy, and civil society must defend those lands against mining and extractive pressures.
Science
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Bee-elzebub: new horned Lucifer' bee discovered in Western Australia

Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer, a horn-faced bee discovered in Western Australia, reveals undiscovered biodiversity and underscores pollinator risks from habitat loss and mining.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

A pyrrhic victory? Ecuador grapples with a divisive mine closure

Today, the Rio Blanco mining camp in south-central Ecuador lies in ruins. Shattered china litters the ground not far from a hollowed-out kitchen with no walls left standing. An abandoned mine tunnel as wide as a house stands on a hillside, overlooking the charred remains of a diesel station. In 2018, environmentalists hailed Rio Blanco's closure as a landmark win for conservation.
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