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Ending Deforestation in the Amazon Can Grow Brazil’s GDP — but That’s Not the Only Reason to Do It

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China Can Save Forests While Strengthening Its Economic Resilience

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Restoring Landscapes in India for Climate and Communities

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RELEASE: New Study Reveals Mining in the Amazon Threatens 20% of Indigenous Lands

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COMUNICADO: Nuevo estudio revela que la minería en el Amazonas amenaza al 20 % de las tierras indígenas

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Undermining Rights: Indigenous Lands and Mining in the Amazon

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ADVISORY: Embargoed WRI Press Call: Mining Threatens Indigenous Communities Across the Amazon

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