‘Agriculture of life’: the Rio families growing bananas to protect the world’s largest urban forest

In the middle of the city, traditional growers blend crops with native species to preserve Pedra Branca state park’s biodiversity ...
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In Seaside Paraty, Brazil, the Narrative Returns to Its Roots

On the lush Costa Verde, artisans and chefs preserve the cultures of pre-Columbian and enslaved African communities—and their ...
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A look at South Africa's extreme move to deploy the army to fight crime, by the numbers

South Africa’s president has authorized a yearlong deployment by the army to fight crime in some of the country’s ...
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Improving crop outlook in West Africa weighs on cocoa prices

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26) today is down -59 (-1.73%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26) is down -54 (-2.16%). Cocoa prices ...

Planting a billion trees won't save the climate, however, the right ones might

Trees absorb carbon dioxide. The planet has too much carbon dioxide. Plant more trees, fix the problem. It is the kind of ...

The Deadliest Insects in Florida Might Be Living Right Outside Your Door

In Florida, the insects are no joke, even the ones that are not always the biggest or the most well-known. The real danger behind insects in Florida usually comes down to two things: disease and venom ...

Valspar gets a strong field after The Players and LIV Golf goes to South Africa for the first time

The Valspar Championship has a strong field despite following two big weeks at Bay Hill and The Players Championship.

Sea levels around Africa are rising faster than the global average: what’s behind this alarming trend

An El Niño event combined with other weather phenomena led to record level sea rise in African oceans during 2023 and 2024.
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Cocoa prices retreat as consistent rains boost West African crop prospects

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26) on Tuesday closed down -69 (-2.02%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26) closed down -61 (-2.44%).
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Gulf investors seen likely to keep funding Africa renewable energy despite the Iran war

Renewable energy projects in Africa that depend on Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and state-backed companies will likely press ahead despite the Iran conflict, analysts say, thanks to ...
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The Red-State War Against Blue Cities

Politics / St. Louis has a Missouri problem. But like many other Democratic cities in Republican states, it can fight back by expanding. Devin Thomas O’Shea St. Louis—St. Louis’s May 2025 tornado ...

Climate change could pose a major risk to cassava in Africa: study sets out what can be done now

Cassava is a starchy, tuberous root, introduced to sub-Saharan Africa by Portuguese traders centuries ago. It is a nutrition lifeboat for over 800 million people worldwide. Sub-saharan Africa ...