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2 stories on latin-america, across Climate, Politics.

Tropical deforestation should be our primary concern The world loses almost six million hectares of forest each year to deforestation. That’s like losing an area the size of Portugal every two years.

Mineral Mining Drives Tropical Deforestation via Infrastructure and Artisanal Digs

New research indicates that infrastructure supporting mines, including roads and housing, destroys African forests at 34 times the rate of the mine sites themselves.

June 8, 2026

Politics

Peru Holds Presidential Runoff Amid Decade of Political Turmoil

Voters choose between Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sanchez in an election shaped by rising crime and a history of nine presidents in ten years.

June 6, 2026

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