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One of the many slums in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldresourcesinstitute/2550699761/">World Resources Institute (flickr)</a>

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Rio de Janeiro Deforestation Plan

In Brazil, forests are rapidly being destroyed, slums are expanding, and crime has reached an all-time high.

A ventor illegally sells bags of charcoal on the side of the road. Photo: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/sgregory35/2790647029/">Scott Gregory Photography (flickr)</a>

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Malawi's Charcoal Dependency

Charcoal is Malawi's cheapest energy source, but local dependency on charcoal fuel is stripping the country's forests.

Around 22 percent of the Brazilian Amazon is owned by various Indian tribes. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leoffreitas/1470195542/">leoffreitas (flickr)</a>

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Forest Fight

The fate of the world’s largest rainforest, the Amazon, hangs in the balance.

Photo: Deforestation in Mato Grosso, a major soybean growing region in Brazil <a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1338/789028037_0a46add3fe.jpg?v=0">leoffreita (flickr)</a>

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Choking the Lungs of Our Earth

The woman known as the “guardian angel” of the world’s biggest rainforest has called it quits.

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Communities Come Together to Protect Water Sources

Kenya's Nanyuki River is drying up, and thousands of Kenyans who rely on it are working together to learn how to reverse this process.

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The Double Edge of Globalization

Intensified international trading affects the environment but also raises global awareness.

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General Globalization

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Fighting to Preserve Forests in the Central African Republic

The Central African Republic turns to educate its youth to combat the effects of deforestation.

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Ugandan Forests in Danger

Uganda's disappearing forests may induce climate change, extend drought, hurt agricultural production and weaken control of infectious diseases.

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It Takes a Global Village to Save a Rainforest

Helping indigenous people sell handmade products to a global clientele.

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