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07 May 2024
ILRG II seeks concept papers for the Environmental Defenders Grant Fund, designed to support environmental defender organizations with the resources necessary to enhance their impact in addressing the land-related root cause of threats, and ensure the long-term sustainability of their vital work: Grant Solicitation: ILRG II-RFA-001 (site.com).
Africa’s 1st digital map of its land reveals surprising factabout tree
11 August 2021
AS Africa registered a significant first, becoming the first continent in the world to complete its digital landuse data, new revelations emerged about its trees outside of key forests in Africa
There are more trees in Africa than initially thought, with the latest study showing there are about 7 billion trees on the continent, not counting the continent’s major woodlands like the Congo rainforest. This is according to a recent study by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
Global demand for manganese puts Kayapó Indigenous land under pressure
15 July 2021
- InfoAmazonia’s Amazônia Minada project has found an unusual rise in demand to mine for manganese last year in Brazil, one of the world’s top producers of the metal.
- Previously, only 1% of mining bids on Indigenous lands were for manganese; in 2020, it was with 15% of all requests, second only to gold.
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