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Deforestation has been devastating the Amazon and its inhabitants - human and animal - for decades. Now Brazil’s government has pledged to restore more than 12 million hectares of native vegetation by 2030. Danilo Ignacio de Urzedo and Robert Fisher explain what must happen for this ambitious plan to succeed.
Kenya is the last stop on British Prime Minister Theresa May's three-country trip to Africa, after visits to South Africa and Nigeria. Her stated focus in Kenya will be on trade and investment, regional security and the country’s battle against corruption. But beneath the surface, writes Leah Nasimiyu Barasa, is the UK’s attempt to position itself in Africa as Brexit unfolds.
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Soybean farms surrounded the Wawi Indigenous Territory in the Southeast Amazon.
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Danilo Ignacio de Urzedo, University of Sydney; Robert Fisher, University of Sydney
Brazil has set itself a target of restoring almost 50,000 sq km of the Amazon rainforest by 2030. But it won't get there without changing its policies and how it engages with local people.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May during her South Africa.
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Leah Barasa, Kenyatta University
The British prime minister's visit to Africa comes amid increased interest by China and France.
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Science + Technology
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Penny Bickle, University of York
Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest cheese, and it reveals how our ancestor's cooking methods helped the human diet adapt.
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Health + Medicine
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Catherine Loveday, University of Westminster
The risk smartphones pose to our memory is overblown, but they do get in the way of us making more detailed and authentic memories.
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Politics + Society
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George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's grip on power remains strong but pockets of dissent are emerging from digital platforms.
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