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Brazil Starts Kawahiva Amazon Land Demarcation After 27-Year Wait

Brazil Starts Kawahiva Amazon Land Demarcation After 27-Year Wait

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May 13, 2026
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COLNIZA, Brazil, May 13, 2026, 10:10 (UTC-04:00) Brazil has begun physically marking the Pardo River Kawahiva Indigenous territory in the Amazon, moving a 27-year-old protection process from paper into the forest for one of the country’s most vulnerable uncontacted peoples. The work covers roughly 410,000 hectares in northwestern Brazil, after years of delay and legal pressure. (The Guardian) The timing
Charleston Palmetto Tree Removal: Nearly 200 Trees Cut Near Power Lines, Five-for-One Replanting Promised
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Charleston Palmetto Tree Removal: Nearly 200 Trees Cut Near Power Lines, Five-for-One Replanting Promised

Charleston, May 7, 2026, 09:08 EDT Nearly 200 palmetto trees are coming down in Charleston as Dominion Energy teams move in near overhead power lines. The city is pledging to plant five approved replacements for each tree felled. Work kicked off in the Eastside neighborhood. “These decisions don’t happen lightly,”
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