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Indigenous communities use smartphones to monitor deforestation in the Amazon, cruelty-free foie gras
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Peru to establish reserve for ‘uncontacted peoples’, startup turns banana waste into hair extensions
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Carbon-negative diamonds, bookshop.org helps indies take on Amazon, in-store clothing recycling
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Seattle Passes Payroll Tax, Portugal Ditchess Coal Two Years Ahead of Schedule
Seattle introduces a new payroll tax meant to combat homelessness; Portugal will end coal-burning two years ahead of schedule; and a molecule found in sea sponges halts the cellular duplication of cancer tumors. More news.
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Bavarians Vote for Green Farming, Cervical Disease Wiped out in Scotland, Solar Canoes for the Amazon
In response to a petition signed by nearly two million citizens, Bavaria will issue a law imposing green farming practices; HPV vaccination nearly wiped out cervical disease in Scotland; and in the Amazon, solar canoes could be a cheap and environmentally-friendly transportation alternative.
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Ending Domestic Violence in Tajikistan, Jamaica Bans Single-Use Plastics, Reforesting the Amazon
A new scheme has resulted in a 50% drop in violence against women in Tajikistan; Jamaica will introduce a ban on single-use plastic bags, straws, and styrofoam starting next year; and Peruvian scientists found several tree species that can survive adverse conditions and fill in the gap caused by mining and other methods of deforestation.
