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Africa: Humans Lived in African Rainforests 150,000 Years Ago, Far Earlier Than Believed - New Research: [The Conversation Africa] Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of natural environment we evolved in. Until recently, the dominant idea was that grasslands and savannahs were the ecological "cradle" of human beings.… newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKL9 #Africa #HumanEvolution #Rainforest #AncientHistory #Archaeology

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Akshay

Why Brazil, a country with 12% of the world’s fresh water, faces a water crisis:

“But it is Brazil's role as an agribusiness powerhouse that threatens the nature that provides it with so much water.”

Climate change too of course. But rainforests and natural savannah preserve the water.

dw.com/en/why-brazil-faces-a-w

Deutsche Welle · Why Brazil faces a water crisisBy Beatrice Christofaro
#Water#Brazil#Bresil
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Akshay

“Indonesia plans to clear forests about the size of Belgium to produce sugarcane-derived bioethanol, rice and other food crops, potentially displacing Indigenous groups who rely on the land to survive.”

apnews.com/article/bioethanol-

AP News · World's largest deforestation project fells forests for bioethanol fuel, sugar and rice in IndonesiaBy Victoria Milko
#Climate#Deforestation#Rainforest
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Akshay

Commentary about:

“Brazil’s escalating forest fire crisis, highlighting a record 237,000 fires in 2024 that devastated over 30 million hectares of vegetation—most of it in the Amazon—and triggered a national environmental emergency…

Brazil is pursuing a range of responses”

news.mongabay.com/2025/04/braz

Mongabay Environmental News · Brazil is speeding-up forest fire prevention to avoid dangerous tipping points in the Amazon (commentary)Brazil is facing an alarming surge in forest fires. Last year, the country registered 237,000 fires and over 30.8 million hectares of vegetation were consumed by flames—an area the size of Italy. This represented a 79% increase in areas burned compared to 2023. The Amazon rainforest bore the brunt, accounting for 58% of the total burned area. The threat of more fires during the 2025 fire […]
#Forests#Rainforest#Wildfires
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