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Quiterio Ramírez’s voice is heavy with anguish at the other end of the phone: “When I saw the…Shorebird populations drop globally, some by a third: Report
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Sixteen shorebird species have been reclassified to higher threat categories as the global…Amazon deforestation in Brazil plunges 31% to lowest level in 9 years
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Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped by 30.6% over the past year, reaching the lowest level…The rubber boom and its legacy in Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and Colombia
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What a week. The global biodiversity conference in Cali, Colombia (COP16) had just concluded. And…Droughts could change bird songs, creating new species, says study on Darwin’s finches
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In the sunbaked Galápagos Islands, a male finch perches on a branch, hearing what sounds like…Brazil calls for ambition at COP but struggles over its own climate policy
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Brazil is a heavyweight in the world’s climate balance, for good and for bad. The country is among…Genome study shows five distinct elephant populations in India
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A study on the genetic history of Asian elephants in India has revealed that there are actually five…
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