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Republic of Congo’s gold mining boom undermines conservation efforts
By Mongabay.com The Republic of Congo has one of the lowest deforestation rates in the world, but “uncontrolled gold mining” ...
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Half of Africa’s water Is in one country — Here’s why it matters
According to UN Water and Winrock International , over 50% of Africa’s surface freshwater is concentrated in a single country ...
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: A dying river, a dying people in the Amazon
In September 2024, the Amazon’s worst drought in generations hit Paraizinho, a small riverside community that depends on the once-reliable Madeira River. Crops withered. Wells ran dry. The river, ...
Sustainable Switch: More than 100 dead after eastern Congo floods
Today's newsletter focuses on the devastating floods in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo that killed ...