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AI is reshaping industries worldwide, but are businesses keeping up with the risks?
A new report reveals most firms lack strategies to address social and environmental impacts, and few share their policies with employees.
✍️ Diana Baptista reports
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A new report reveals most firms lack strategies to address social and environmental impacts, and few share their policies with employees.
✍️ Diana Baptista reports
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December 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
AI is reshaping industries worldwide, but are businesses keeping up with the risks?
A new report reveals most firms lack strategies to address social and environmental impacts, and few share their policies with employees.
✍️ Diana Baptista reports
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A new report reveals most firms lack strategies to address social and environmental impacts, and few share their policies with employees.
✍️ Diana Baptista reports
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Albania has appointed an AI minister, the world's first virtual cabinet member.
Experts highlight both the potential to increase efficiency and the risks of bias, manipulation, and accountability.
✍️ Joanna Gill reports
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Experts highlight both the potential to increase efficiency and the risks of bias, manipulation, and accountability.
✍️ Joanna Gill reports
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December 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Albania has appointed an AI minister, the world's first virtual cabinet member.
Experts highlight both the potential to increase efficiency and the risks of bias, manipulation, and accountability.
✍️ Joanna Gill reports
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Experts highlight both the potential to increase efficiency and the risks of bias, manipulation, and accountability.
✍️ Joanna Gill reports
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"Europe is on the verge of a clean energy revolution, but it is difficult to roll out wind and solar energy projects."
✍️ Phil Cole, Aurélie Maréchal and Olof van der Gaag write for Context.
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✍️ Phil Cole, Aurélie Maréchal and Olof van der Gaag write for Context.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"Europe is on the verge of a clean energy revolution, but it is difficult to roll out wind and solar energy projects."
✍️ Phil Cole, Aurélie Maréchal and Olof van der Gaag write for Context.
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✍️ Phil Cole, Aurélie Maréchal and Olof van der Gaag write for Context.
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"From hurricanes in the Caribbean to floods in Asia, insurance is an underused tool for adaptation to climate extremes."
✍️ Amol Mehra, Director of Industry Programmes at Laudes Foundation, and Claire Harbron, CEO of the Howden Foundation, write for Context.
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✍️ Amol Mehra, Director of Industry Programmes at Laudes Foundation, and Claire Harbron, CEO of the Howden Foundation, write for Context.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"From hurricanes in the Caribbean to floods in Asia, insurance is an underused tool for adaptation to climate extremes."
✍️ Amol Mehra, Director of Industry Programmes at Laudes Foundation, and Claire Harbron, CEO of the Howden Foundation, write for Context.
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✍️ Amol Mehra, Director of Industry Programmes at Laudes Foundation, and Claire Harbron, CEO of the Howden Foundation, write for Context.
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Plastic pollution could more than double by 2040, with global waste projected to reach 280 million metric tonnes annually, according to new research by Pew.
Only 9% of plastic waste is recycled worldwide.
✍️ Jack Graham reports
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Only 9% of plastic waste is recycled worldwide.
✍️ Jack Graham reports
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December 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Plastic pollution could more than double by 2040, with global waste projected to reach 280 million metric tonnes annually, according to new research by Pew.
Only 9% of plastic waste is recycled worldwide.
✍️ Jack Graham reports
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Only 9% of plastic waste is recycled worldwide.
✍️ Jack Graham reports
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"Africa's fight against malaria is faltering after aid cuts; to reverse this we must catalyse domestic ownership."
✍️ Folake Oni, Project Director at Acasus, writes for Context.
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✍️ Folake Oni, Project Director at Acasus, writes for Context.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
"Africa's fight against malaria is faltering after aid cuts; to reverse this we must catalyse domestic ownership."
✍️ Folake Oni, Project Director at Acasus, writes for Context.
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✍️ Folake Oni, Project Director at Acasus, writes for Context.
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In Delhi's Seelampur district, informal e-waste recycling has been a source of income for thousands.
As India shifts to formal recycling, workers face changes in supply chains and job opportunities.
✍️ Bhasker Tripathi reports
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As India shifts to formal recycling, workers face changes in supply chains and job opportunities.
✍️ Bhasker Tripathi reports
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December 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
In Delhi's Seelampur district, informal e-waste recycling has been a source of income for thousands.
As India shifts to formal recycling, workers face changes in supply chains and job opportunities.
✍️ Bhasker Tripathi reports
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As India shifts to formal recycling, workers face changes in supply chains and job opportunities.
✍️ Bhasker Tripathi reports
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On Indonesia's Pari Island, residents are restoring mangroves to protect their shoreline from rising seas and tidal floods.
Mangroves absorb carbon, support fisheries, and stabilize coastlines.
✍️ Leo Galuh reports
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Mangroves absorb carbon, support fisheries, and stabilize coastlines.
✍️ Leo Galuh reports
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December 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
On Indonesia's Pari Island, residents are restoring mangroves to protect their shoreline from rising seas and tidal floods.
Mangroves absorb carbon, support fisheries, and stabilize coastlines.
✍️ Leo Galuh reports
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Mangroves absorb carbon, support fisheries, and stabilize coastlines.
✍️ Leo Galuh reports
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"I’m joining global leaders to launch All In because we have an unprecedented possibility to end gender-based violence."
✍️ Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first elected woman head of state, writes for Context.
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✍️ Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first elected woman head of state, writes for Context.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"I’m joining global leaders to launch All In because we have an unprecedented possibility to end gender-based violence."
✍️ Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first elected woman head of state, writes for Context.
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✍️ Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first elected woman head of state, writes for Context.
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"The loss of development finance makes it more urgent than ever for private capital to get behind Africa’s green revolution."
✍️ Georgia Levenson Keohane, CEO of the Soros Economic Development Fund, writes for Context.
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✍️ Georgia Levenson Keohane, CEO of the Soros Economic Development Fund, writes for Context.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"The loss of development finance makes it more urgent than ever for private capital to get behind Africa’s green revolution."
✍️ Georgia Levenson Keohane, CEO of the Soros Economic Development Fund, writes for Context.
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✍️ Georgia Levenson Keohane, CEO of the Soros Economic Development Fund, writes for Context.
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India's new Digital Personal Data Protection rules are now in effect, limiting what personal data tech firms can collect and giving users more control.
What does this mean for users?
✍️ Annie Banerji reports
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What does this mean for users?
✍️ Annie Banerji reports
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December 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
India's new Digital Personal Data Protection rules are now in effect, limiting what personal data tech firms can collect and giving users more control.
What does this mean for users?
✍️ Annie Banerji reports
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What does this mean for users?
✍️ Annie Banerji reports
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"Across our world, from Sudan to Gaza, from the Sahel to Haiti, food insecurity has become both a product of conflict and a trigger of further violence."
✍️ Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, writes for Context.
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✍️ Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, writes for Context.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"Across our world, from Sudan to Gaza, from the Sahel to Haiti, food insecurity has become both a product of conflict and a trigger of further violence."
✍️ Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, writes for Context.
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✍️ Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, writes for Context.
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"A radical overhaul of UK asylum rules will put refugees’ lives on hold for years, leaving them more vulnerable to exploitation."
✍️ Dora-Olivia Vicol, CEO of the Work Rights Centre, and Evie Breese, Work Rights Centre’s communications officer, write for Context
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✍️ Dora-Olivia Vicol, CEO of the Work Rights Centre, and Evie Breese, Work Rights Centre’s communications officer, write for Context
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December 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"A radical overhaul of UK asylum rules will put refugees’ lives on hold for years, leaving them more vulnerable to exploitation."
✍️ Dora-Olivia Vicol, CEO of the Work Rights Centre, and Evie Breese, Work Rights Centre’s communications officer, write for Context
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✍️ Dora-Olivia Vicol, CEO of the Work Rights Centre, and Evie Breese, Work Rights Centre’s communications officer, write for Context
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From resource pooling to innovative taxes, South African health experts explore new funding models to fight HIV after Trump cuts #WorldAIDSDay
✍️ Kim Harrisberg reports
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✍️ Kim Harrisberg reports
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December 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
From resource pooling to innovative taxes, South African health experts explore new funding models to fight HIV after Trump cuts #WorldAIDSDay
✍️ Kim Harrisberg reports
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✍️ Kim Harrisberg reports
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Britain unveils its most sweeping asylum reforms in modern times, introducing temporary refugee status, changes to family reunion rights, cuts to financial support, and accelerated removal processes.
✍️ Emma Batha reports
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✍️ Emma Batha reports
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November 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Britain unveils its most sweeping asylum reforms in modern times, introducing temporary refugee status, changes to family reunion rights, cuts to financial support, and accelerated removal processes.
✍️ Emma Batha reports
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✍️ Emma Batha reports
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As Britain adopts hardline asylum policies modelled on Denmark's rules, what lessons can be learnt from the Nordic country?
🗣️ Eva Singer, director of asylum for the Danish Refugee Council, spoke to Context
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🗣️ Eva Singer, director of asylum for the Danish Refugee Council, spoke to Context
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November 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
As Britain adopts hardline asylum policies modelled on Denmark's rules, what lessons can be learnt from the Nordic country?
🗣️ Eva Singer, director of asylum for the Danish Refugee Council, spoke to Context
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🗣️ Eva Singer, director of asylum for the Danish Refugee Council, spoke to Context
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"As Sierra Leone assumes the council presidency, President Julius Maada Bio says food security key to Gaza and Sudan conflicts."
✍️ Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, writes for Context.
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✍️ Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, writes for Context.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"As Sierra Leone assumes the council presidency, President Julius Maada Bio says food security key to Gaza and Sudan conflicts."
✍️ Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, writes for Context.
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✍️ Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, writes for Context.
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"Hollowing out some of the world’s strongest digital safeguards will harm us all. But there is still time to change course."
✍️ Itxaso Domínguez de Olazábal, a policy advisor at the European Digital Rights (EDRi), writes for Context.
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✍️ Itxaso Domínguez de Olazábal, a policy advisor at the European Digital Rights (EDRi), writes for Context.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"Hollowing out some of the world’s strongest digital safeguards will harm us all. But there is still time to change course."
✍️ Itxaso Domínguez de Olazábal, a policy advisor at the European Digital Rights (EDRi), writes for Context.
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✍️ Itxaso Domínguez de Olazábal, a policy advisor at the European Digital Rights (EDRi), writes for Context.
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Frontex, the EU's largest agency, manages border security with a growing mandate and budget.
With plans to expand, discussions continue on its evolving role and the need for transparency and accountability.
✍️ Beatrice Tridimas reports
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With plans to expand, discussions continue on its evolving role and the need for transparency and accountability.
✍️ Beatrice Tridimas reports
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November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Frontex, the EU's largest agency, manages border security with a growing mandate and budget.
With plans to expand, discussions continue on its evolving role and the need for transparency and accountability.
✍️ Beatrice Tridimas reports
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With plans to expand, discussions continue on its evolving role and the need for transparency and accountability.
✍️ Beatrice Tridimas reports
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A new malaria treatment has shown over 97% effectiveness in trials across 12 African countries.
It targets drug-resistant malaria strains and offers a simpler, once-daily regimen.
✍️ Nita Bhalla reports
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It targets drug-resistant malaria strains and offers a simpler, once-daily regimen.
✍️ Nita Bhalla reports
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November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
A new malaria treatment has shown over 97% effectiveness in trials across 12 African countries.
It targets drug-resistant malaria strains and offers a simpler, once-daily regimen.
✍️ Nita Bhalla reports
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It targets drug-resistant malaria strains and offers a simpler, once-daily regimen.
✍️ Nita Bhalla reports
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"At a time when foreign aid budgets are shrinking, creating a model based on investment rather than grants is a significant breakthrough."
✍️ Paul Polman, the former CEO of Unilever, writes for Context.
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✍️ Paul Polman, the former CEO of Unilever, writes for Context.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"At a time when foreign aid budgets are shrinking, creating a model based on investment rather than grants is a significant breakthrough."
✍️ Paul Polman, the former CEO of Unilever, writes for Context.
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✍️ Paul Polman, the former CEO of Unilever, writes for Context.
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Global leaders gathered this weekend in Johannesburg for the first G20 summit on African soil, with a focus on critical minerals like lithium and cobalt.
Africa holds 30% of these resources, key for clean tech and AI.
✍️ Kim Harrisberg reports
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Africa holds 30% of these resources, key for clean tech and AI.
✍️ Kim Harrisberg reports
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November 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Global leaders gathered this weekend in Johannesburg for the first G20 summit on African soil, with a focus on critical minerals like lithium and cobalt.
Africa holds 30% of these resources, key for clean tech and AI.
✍️ Kim Harrisberg reports
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Africa holds 30% of these resources, key for clean tech and AI.
✍️ Kim Harrisberg reports
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"People in the Global South are disproportionately affected by fossil fuel pollution. Climate finance needs to help them adapt to the challenges."
✍️ Harjeet Singh, Founding Director of the Satat Sampada Climate Foundation, writes for Context.
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✍️ Harjeet Singh, Founding Director of the Satat Sampada Climate Foundation, writes for Context.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"People in the Global South are disproportionately affected by fossil fuel pollution. Climate finance needs to help them adapt to the challenges."
✍️ Harjeet Singh, Founding Director of the Satat Sampada Climate Foundation, writes for Context.
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✍️ Harjeet Singh, Founding Director of the Satat Sampada Climate Foundation, writes for Context.
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Adapting to extreme weather is costing countries hundreds of billions.
Poor nations, despite contributing least to climate change, face the highest exposure.
✍️ Md. Tahmid Zami reports
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Poor nations, despite contributing least to climate change, face the highest exposure.
✍️ Md. Tahmid Zami reports
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November 23, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Adapting to extreme weather is costing countries hundreds of billions.
Poor nations, despite contributing least to climate change, face the highest exposure.
✍️ Md. Tahmid Zami reports
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Poor nations, despite contributing least to climate change, face the highest exposure.
✍️ Md. Tahmid Zami reports
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Brazil has recognised four Indigenous territories covering 2.45 million hectares, aiming to protect the Amazon rainforest from invasive activities.
✍️ Andre Cabette Fabio reports
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✍️ Andre Cabette Fabio reports
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November 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Brazil has recognised four Indigenous territories covering 2.45 million hectares, aiming to protect the Amazon rainforest from invasive activities.
✍️ Andre Cabette Fabio reports
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✍️ Andre Cabette Fabio reports
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