In Bolivia, Indigenous groups fear the worst from dam project on Beni River
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Jan 5, 2022, 1:40 pm By MongabayANJOZOROBE ANGAVO, Madagascar — Requiring a turbulent two-hour car ride followed by a two-hour…Josefina Tunki: ‘If we have to die in defense of the land, we have to die’
Jan 5, 2022, 7:39 am By MongabayJosefina Tunki is a mother, even though she doesn’t have any biological children. In 2019, she…
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