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Brazil slows Amazon deforestation, but in Chico Mendes' homeland, it risks being too late

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Luzineide Marques da Silva has rights to tap the trees for latex to sell to a sneaker manufacturer. She watched in pain and anger last week as two of them were badly damaged by a fire. The reserve this year has registered 300 fires, the second-largest figure among conservation units.
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Brazil slows Amazon deforestation, but in Chico Mendes' homeland, it risks being too late

BRASILIA, Brazil — Luzineide Marques da Silva knows the location of each of the 748 rubber trees scattered in her area of the Brazilian Amazon, where she and her family

2 months ago·United States
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Brazil slows Amazon deforestation, but in Chico Mendes' homeland, it risks being too late

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Luzineide Marques da Silva knows the location of each of the 748 rubber trees in the Brazilian Amazon that she and her family have rights to tap for latex. That’s why she watched in pain and anger last week as two of them were badly damaged by a fire that she says was started by one of the land-grabbers encroaching on her territory. Silva says she felt as if she herself was “being mu…

2 months ago·Panama City, United States
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Brazil slows Amazon deforestation, but in Chico Mendes' homeland, it risks being too late

Luzineide Marques da Silva knows the location of each of the 748 rubber trees scattered in her area of the Brazilian Amazon, where she and her family hold rights to tap the trees for latex to sell to a sneaker manufacturer. So she watched in pain and anger last week as two of them were badly damaged by a fire she said was started by one of the land-grabbers encroaching on her territory.“I see the fire engulfing my rubber trees, and I feel as if …

2 months ago·Jacksonville, United States
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Brazil slows Amazon deforestation, but in Chico Mendes' homeland, it risks being too late

Luzineide Marques da Silva knows the location of each of the 748 rubber trees scattered in her area of the Brazilian Amazon, where she and her family hold rights to tap the trees for latex to sell to a sneaker manufacturer. So she watched in pain and anger last week as two of them were badly damaged by a fire she said was started by one of the land-grabbers encroaching on her territory.“I see the fire engulfing my rubber trees, and I feel as if …

2 months ago·Miami, United States
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Brazil slows Amazon deforestation, but in Chico Mendes’ homeland, it risks being too late

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Luzineide Marques da Silva knows the location of each of the 748 rubber trees scattered in her area of the Brazilian Amazon, where she and her family hold rights to tap the trees for latex to sell to a sneaker manufacturer. So she watched in pain and anger last week as two of them were badly damaged by a fire she said was started by one of the land-grabbers encroaching on her territory. “I see the fire engulfing my rubber…

2 months ago·Charleston, United States
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Brazil slows Amazon deforestation, but in Chico Mendes' homeland, it risks being too late - The Morning Sun

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Luzineide Marques da Silva knows the location of each of the 748 rubber trees scattered in her area of the Brazilian Amazon, where she and her family hold rights to tap the trees for latex to sell to a sneaker manufacturer. So she watched in pain and anger last week as two of them were badly damaged by a fire she said was started by one of the land-grabbers encroaching on her territory. “I see the fire engulfing my rubber…

2 months ago·Philadelphia, United States
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