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The fertilisation of the Amazon rainforest by Saharan dust

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The Amazon rainforest. The Amazon rainforest covers an area of 6 million square kilometres in northern South America [1]. Unfortunately for the species that inhabit the rainforest, 75% of Amazonian soils are acidic, infertile, and nutrient-deficient [3]. Transport of Saharan dust to the Amazon rainforest. References.

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Starting with a Messy Slate: The Role of Environmental Law in Haiti after the 2010 Earthquake

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Furthermore, in 2006 the provisional president, Boniface Alexandre, issued a Decree of Environmental Management. Unlike in many South American rainforests where large international corporations are bulldozing vegetation, farmers and villagers who need wood for fuel in their daily lives are the main reason for Haiti’s deforestation.

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USA: “The Coke Side of Life”—More Sugar, Less Science

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USA: “The Coke Side of Life”—More Sugar, Less Science Union of Concerned Scientists PaulaR Thu, 06/08/2023 - 03:44 Friday, August 14, 2015 Read more Deborah Bailin Almost 130 years ago, Coca-Cola first quenched Americans’ thirst and splashed its irresistible blend of sugar and, yes, cocaine , across our taste buds and brains.

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Release: Nearly all COP27 sponsors are either major polluters or enablers of fossil fuel industry

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Elmore (2014) Coca-Cola: The Alternative Report by War on Want (2006) The Coke Machine by Michael Blanding (2010). References: Did Coca-Cola Ever Contain Cocaine? The Coke Machine: The Dirty Truth Behind the World's Favorite Soft Drink by Michael Blanding (2010) Belching Out the Devil: Global Adventures with Coca-Cola by Mark Thomas (2008).

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UK: Coca-Cola Enterprises boss admits taking £1.5m in bribes

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Elmore (2014) Coca-Cola: The Alternative Report by War on Want (2006) The Coke Machine by Michael Blanding (2010). References: Did Coca-Cola Ever Contain Cocaine? The Coke Machine: The Dirty Truth Behind the World's Favorite Soft Drink by Michael Blanding (2010) Belching Out the Devil: Global Adventures with Coca-Cola by Mark Thomas (2008).

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