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Afro-Brazilian communities fight a rain of pesticides & the company behind it
24 Apr 2024 00:16:08 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/afro-brazilian-communities-fight-a-rain-of-pesticides-the-company-behind-it/
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Tapirs in Brazil’s Cerrado inspire research on human health & pesticides
10 Apr 2024 16:49:32 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/tapirs-in-brazils-cerrado-inspire-research-on-human-health-pesticides/
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Scientists and doctors raise global alarm over hormone-disrupting chemicals
04 Mar 2024 19:53:16 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/scientists-and-doctors-raise-global-alarm-over-hormone-disrupting-chemicals/
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Night light, habitat loss & pesticides threaten Brazil’s bioluminescent insects
01 Mar 2024 12:38:36 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/night-light-habitat-loss-pesticides-threaten-brazils-bioluminescent-insects/
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Agroecological solutions better than pesticides in fighting fall armyworm, experts say
29 Feb 2024 16:21:45 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/agroecological-solutions-better-than-pesticides-in-fighting-fall-armyworm-experts-say/
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‘Shocking’ mortality of infant macaques points to dangers of oil palm plantations
27 Feb 2024 17:36:40 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/shocking-mortality-of-infant-macaques-points-to-dangers-of-oil-palm-plantations/
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Agrochemicals take a big toll on Global South, new Atlas of Pesticides shows
22 Feb 2024 15:41:57 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/agrochemicals-take-a-big-toll-on-global-south-new-atlas-of-pesticides-shows/
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Herbicide used in Bangladesh tea production threatens biodiversity & health
19 Feb 2024 13:27:35 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/pesticide-used-in-bangladesh-tea-production-threatens-biodiversity-health/
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Climate change, extreme weather & conflict exacerbate global food crisis
19 Feb 2024 07:00:47 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/climate-change-extreme-weather-conflict-exacerbate-global-food-crisis/
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Prevention is best defense against Bangladesh crop diseases, researchers say
15 Jan 2024 13:14:39 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/prevention-is-best-defense-against-bangladesh-crop-diseases-researchers-say/
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Study links pesticides to child cancer deaths in Brazilian Amazon & Cerrado
10 Nov 2023 17:30:06 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/study-links-pesticides-to-child-cancer-deaths-in-brazilian-amazon-cerrado/
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Ethiopia used chemicals to kill locusts. Billions of honeybees disappeared
01 May 2023 12:19:50 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/ethiopia-used-chemicals-to-kill-locusts-billions-of-honeybees-disappeared/
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Poisoned by pesticides: Health crisis deepens in Brazil’s Indigenous communities
16 Jan 2023 20:57:14 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/poisoned-by-pesticides-health-crisis-deepens-in-brazils-indigenous-communities/
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Photos: Newcomer farmers in Brazil embrace bees, agroforestry and find success
02 Dec 2022 19:22:17 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/photos-newcomer-farmers-in-brazil-embrace-bees-agroforestry-and-find-success/
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Blue jeans: An iconic fashion item that’s costing the planet dearly
17 Nov 2022 15:04:27 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/blue-jeans-an-iconic-fashion-item-thats-costing-the-planet-dearly/
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Biofertilizers cut costs and GHG emissions for Brazilian soybean producers
26 Oct 2022 18:02:07 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/biofertilizers-cut-costs-and-ghg-emissions-for-brazilian-soybean-producers/
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Trouble in the tropics: The terrestrial insects of Brazil are in decline
05 Oct 2022 15:12:15 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/trouble-in-the-tropics-the-terrestrial-insects-of-brazil-are-in-decline/
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Analysis: Pesticides are creating a biodiversity crisis in Europe
11 Aug 2022 12:31:53 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/analysis-pesticides-are-creating-a-biodiversity-crisis-in-europe/
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Is invasive species management doing more harm than good? (commentary)
14 Jul 2022 14:02:28 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/is-invasive-species-management-doing-more-harm-than-good-commentary/
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Study assesses wildlife exposure to rat poison on oil palm plantations
13 Jul 2022 15:31:16 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/study-assesses-wildlife-exposure-to-rat-poison-on-oil-palm-plantations/
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High tech early warning system could curb next South African locust swarms
29 Jun 2022 15:34:46 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/high-tech-early-warning-system-could-curb-next-south-african-locust-swarms/
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Rachel Carson’s ‘Silent Spring’ 60 years on: Birds still fading from the skies
23 May 2022 15:26:13 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/rachel-carsons-silent-spring-60-years-on-birds-still-fading-from-the-skies/
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Tropical mammals under rising chemical pollution pressure, study warns
02 May 2022 15:08:49 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/tropical-mammals-under-rising-chemical-pollution-pressure-study-warns/
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For a beekeeping couple in Costa Rica, pesticides are killing the buzz
01 Apr 2022 08:50:22 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/04/for-a-beekeeping-couple-in-costa-rica-pesticides-are-killing-the-buzz/
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In Indonesia’s Spice Islands, some farmers are going back to organic
24 Mar 2022 01:19:12 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/in-indonesias-spice-islands-some-farmers-are-going-back-to-organic/
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Brazil agrochemical bill nears passage in Bolsonaro’s ‘agenda of death’
18 Feb 2022 17:22:48 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/brazil-agrochemical-bill-nears-passage-in-bolsonaros-agenda-of-death/
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In Nepal, a messy breakup with hybrid seeds is good news for organic farming
18 Feb 2022 16:29:56 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/in-nepal-a-messy-breakup-with-hybrid-seeds-is-good-news-for-organic-farming/
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Air pollution makes it tough for pollinators to stop and smell the flowers
10 Feb 2022 19:16:12 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/air-pollution-makes-it-tough-for-pollinators-to-stop-and-smell-the-flowers/
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Chemical defoliants sprayed on Amazon rainforest to facilitate deforestation in Brazil
19 Jan 2022 15:41:49 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/pesticides-released-into-brazils-amazon-to-degrade-rainforest-and-facilitate-deforestation/
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More trees means healthier bees, new study on air pollution shows
03 Jan 2022 06:51:30 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/more-trees-means-healthier-bees-new-study-on-air-pollution-shows/
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For Indonesian farmers used to ‘instant’ results, going organic is a tough sell
02 Nov 2021 15:10:32 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/for-indonesian-farmers-used-to-instant-results-going-organic-is-a-tough-sell/
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Paraguay failed to stop soy farms from poisoning Indigenous land, UN says
21 Oct 2021 18:15:48 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/paraguay-failed-to-stop-soy-farms-from-poisoning-indigenous-land-un-says/
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Novel chemical entities: Are we sleepwalking through a planetary boundary?
23 Sep 2021 12:23:06 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/novel-entities-are-we-sleepwalking-through-a-planetary-boundary/
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In Kenya, push-pull method tries to debug organic farming’s pest problem
08 Sep 2021 13:36:45 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/in-kenya-push-pull-method-tries-to-debug-organic-farmings-pest-problem/
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Swarm technology: Researchers experiment with drones to battle crop pests
13 Aug 2021 17:06:27 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/swarm-technology-researchers-experiment-with-drones-to-battle-crop-pests/
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Amazon palm oil has not lived up to its promise of sustainability (commentary)
20 May 2021 00:16:26 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/amazon-palm-oil-has-not-lived-up-to-its-promise-of-sustainability/
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Behind the scenes video unveils water contamination by ‘sustainable’ Amazon palm oil
12 May 2021 21:50:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/behind-the-scenes-video-unveils-water-contamination-by-amazon-sustainable-palm-oil/
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Intimidation of Brazil’s enviro scientists, academics, officials on upswing
08 Apr 2021 18:59:05 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/04/intimidation-of-brazils-enviro-scientists-academics-officials-on-upswing/
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East Africa deploys huge volumes of ‘highly hazardous’ pesticides against locust plague
01 Apr 2021 12:23:40 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/04/east-africa-deploys-huge-volumes-of-highly-hazardous-pesticides-against-locust-plague/
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New assessment shines a light on the state of North America’s fireflies
26 Mar 2021 16:08:05 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/03/new-assessment-shines-a-light-on-the-state-of-north-americas-fireflies/
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Getting hands-on with pollination can boost cocoa yields, study shows
08 Mar 2021 17:30:40 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/03/getting-hands-on-with-pollination-can-boost-cocoa-yields-study-shows/
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Death by 1,000 cuts: Are major insect losses imperiling life on Earth?
25 Jan 2021 18:52:08 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/01/death-by-1000-cuts-are-major-insect-losses-imperiling-life-on-earth/
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One year on: Insects still in peril as world struggles with global pandemic
11 Nov 2020 16:05:58 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/one-year-on-insects-still-in-peril-as-world-struggles-with-global-pandemic/
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For European chemical giants, Brazil is an open market for toxic pesticides banned at home
10 Sep 2020 15:37:56 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/for-european-chemical-giants-brazil-is-an-open-market-for-toxic-pesticides-banned-at-home/
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Bubbles, lasers and robo-bees: The blossoming industry of artificial pollination
24 Jul 2020 11:44:26 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/bubbles-lasers-and-robo-bees-is-artificial-pollination-here-to-stay/
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‘In the plantations there is hunger and loneliness’: The cultural dimensions of food insecurity in Papua (commentary)
14 Jul 2020 07:05:05 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/in-the-plantations-there-is-hunger-and-loneliness-the-cultural-dimensions-of-food-insecurity-in-papua-commentary/
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Brazil’s native bees are vital for agriculture, but are being killed by it
01 Jun 2020 15:13:08 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/06/brazils-native-bees-are-vital-for-agriculture-but-are-being-killed-by-it/
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Indigenous Papuans initiate own lockdowns in face of COVID-19
06 Apr 2020 11:12:25 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/indigenous-papuans-initiate-own-lockdowns-in-face-of-covid-19/
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First COVID-19 case among indigenous people confirmed in Brazilian Amazon
02 Apr 2020 16:02:20 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/first-covid-19-case-among-indigenous-people-confirmed-in-brazilian-amazon/
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Tax exemptions on pesticides in Brazil add up to US$ 2.2 billion per year
01 Apr 2020 17:19:35 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/tax-exemptions-on-pesticides-in-brazil-add-up-to-us-2-2-billion-per-year/
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Brazil sets record for highly hazardous pesticide consumption: Report
12 Mar 2020 14:02:44 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/03/brazil-sets-record-for-highly-hazardous-pesticide-consumption-report/
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As pesticide approvals soar, Brazil’s tapirs, bees, other wildlife suffer
18 Dec 2019 16:45:45 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/12/as-pesticide-approvals-soar-brazils-tapirs-bees-other-wildlife-suffer/
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UK supermarkets criticized over pesticide use, lack of transparency
28 Nov 2019 08:09:55 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/11/uk-supermarkets-criticized-over-pesticide-use-lack-of-transparency/
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Fighting Africa’s fall armyworm invasion with radio shows and phone apps
28 Oct 2019 21:38:58 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/10/fighting-africas-fall-armyworm-invasion-with-radio-shows-and-phone-apps/
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A scramble for solutions as fall armyworm infestation sweeps Africa
24 Oct 2019 18:25:34 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/10/a-scramble-for-solutions-as-fall-armyworm-infestation-sweeps-africa/
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Popular pesticide linked to weight loss and delayed migration in songbird
16 Sep 2019 13:27:27 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/09/popular-pesticide-linked-to-weight-loss-and-delayed-migration-in-songbird/
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Half a billion bees dead as Brazil approves hundreds more pesticides
23 Aug 2019 08:20:35 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/half-a-billion-bees-dead-as-brazil-approves-hundreds-more-pesticides/
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Bolsonaro administration approves 290 new pesticide products for use
12 Aug 2019 12:11:42 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/bolsonaro-administration-approves-290-new-pesticide-products-for-use/
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Audio: Environmental justice and urban rat infestations
06 Aug 2019 11:40:30 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/audio-environmental-justice-and-urban-rat-infestations/
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Snowy owl summer: Raptor rehabilitation center releases Arctic visitor
10 Jul 2019 11:15:46 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/snowy-owl-summer-raptor-rehabilitation-center-releases-arctic-visitor/
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