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Reporters Work to Protect Endangered Rainforests
April 28, 2021
A view of a deforested area at the National Forest Bom Futuro in Rio Pardo, Rondonia state, Brazil, Sept. 12, 2019.
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Brazil’s Rondônia state is home to rainforests and at least three different native groups. The area has also faced serious problems like deforestation.
So when Brazilian reporter Gustavo Faleiros learned of an illegal attempt to take land away from a huge protected area in the state, he used his reporting skills to bring attention to it.
The Uru-eu-wau-wau Indigenous Reserve in Rondônia is spread over 18,000 square kilometers. It holds land used by many of Brazil’s native or indigenous people.