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The Brazilian Amazon.
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By Mario Osava

Amazonian Paranoia
A broad sector of the Brazilian population believes that foreign powers aim to take over the Amazon region. Could their fears have a basis in reality?

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Felipe Arreaga.
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By Diego Cevallos

Prison Is a Blow, but Doesn't Knock Down Peasant-Activist
"If they keep on killing trees, there won't be any more water. I'll continue fighting this. I'm not afraid," says Mexican peasant farmer Felipe Arreaga, released Sep. 15 after spending 10 months behind bars.

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Mining protests.
Credit: Correo del Caroní.
By Humberto Márquez

Canaima Pits Miners Against Environment
More than a thousand miners in the Venezuelan town of Las Claritas are demanding their right to work. The government is sending mixed signals about how it will quell the conflict, which has already left several people injured.

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By Yadira Ferrer

Beautiful Meadows Emerge from the Rubbish
Lush vegetation grows atop what was once garbage in the Don Juanito landfill in Colombia. Some 300 tons of waste are processed there each day in a sustainable way.

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Eco-briefs
Eco-education expands in Brazil... In vitro bamboo in Cuba... Guatemalan peasant protests halt Water Law... No risk of drought in Chile... Building on a destroyed mountain in Venezuela...

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