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Can China’s new soil pollution law reverse decades of harm?
It's been hailed as a 'breakthrough' but the law will be complex and costly to implement
agriculture Tag
Caption: Juan Carlos Britez looks at the soy crops near the San Roque González school in the Alto Parana department, Paraguay (imagen: Mathias Melgarejo Salum)
Paraguay’s advancing soy holds back rural communities
Cash crop expansion impacts health, education and environment and forces migration to cities
Caption: Paulownia tomentosa (image: Linda de Volder)
Chinese empress tree declared invasive species in Colombia
Fast-growing ‘kiri’ is a boon for carbon capture and agroforestry but threatens biodiversity
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Avocado boom wreaks havoc on Latin America’s environment
Consumption surges in China but more cultivation means deforestation and drought in Latin America
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Human activity is decimating precious Biodiversity
New WWF report reveals shocking rate of species loss but urgent action can prevent disaster
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Argentina’s seed war
A rural movement that pits shared knowledge against copyrights is growing in rural Argentina
Caption: Bolsonaro addresses Congress in 2017 (image: Câmara dos Deputados)
Brazil elects Bolsonaro, champion of anti-China rhetoric
Analysts predict that pragmatism will replace campaign speeches vilifying Chinese investments
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Why a Chinese community settled in the Mexican desert
Persecuted migrant workers set up a thriving agricultural community but still face challenges
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Trade war alarms Brazilian environmentalists
US-China trade hostilities increase demand for Brazilian soybeans and could drive deforestation
Caption: Argentina has experienced numerous protests under President Macri (image: Monk Fotografía)
Crisis hits Argentina and its commodity export model
The exchange of raw materials for manufactures has devastating impacts on the economy and forests