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Science Centre’s core attractions face cuts at new Ontario Place locationAttractions that may not survive the planned move include an immersive rainforest experience, an adventure playground and a full-size planetarium.PoliticsJun 30, 2023
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Brazil to redeploy military to Amazon in effort to curb increased deforestationThis will mark the third time that President Jair Bolsonaro has dispatched troops to the Amazon, following two "Operation Green Brazil" deployments that ended in April.EnvironmentJun 29, 2021
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Brazil deploys military to protect Amazon rainforestThe armed forces, alongside environmental officials, police and other government agencies, began with an operation in a national forest in Rondonia state, near the Bolivian border.WorldMay 11, 2020
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Dirty secret: Soil reveals Antarctica had rainforests 90M years agoThe modern-day wasteland of Antarctica was once home to a swampy landscape full of plants and — probably — dinosaurs.ScienceApr 2, 2020
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Lobo, guardian of the Amazon rainforest, killed by illegal loggers in BrazilPaul Paulino Guajajara, also known as Lobo, was ambushed by loggers who wanted to destroy his forest home, Indigenous leaders said.TrendingNov 4, 2019
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Amazon fire blamed on deforestation — a look at the problem globallyDeforestation is a problem in many parts of the world, not just the Amazon rainforest.EnvironmentAug 30, 2019
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Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s president-elect, vows to wage military-inspired war on crimeBrazil president-elect Jair Bolsonaro has promised a military-inspired approach to fighting crime, while vowing to kill laws protecting Indigenous lands in the Amazon rainforest.WorldOct 29, 2018
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Protests will follow any old-growth logging on Vancouver Island: groupThe prospect of logging in an old-growth rainforest on southern Vancouver Island has generated calls for civil disobedience in the woods.Jun 10, 2015
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