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  • A man gathering firewood to sell cuts down mangrove trees in the coastal area of Medan city on Indonesia's Sumatra island on Jan. 31. The country, which has one-quarter of the world's mangroves, is losing them at a rate of 6 percent a year. The coastal forests play important ecological and environmental roles.
    Drama Amid Indonesia's Disappearing Mangroves
    Indonesia has the largest share of the world's mangroves — coastal forests that have adapted to saltwater environments. They play important environmental and ecological roles. The challenge is convincing locals that they benefit more from protecting the trees rather than cutting them down.
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    Expert: Not Easy For Small Farms To Turn The Corner To Success
    In the studio to talk more about small farms producing food grown and generally consumed in central Illinois is Bill Davison. As the local food systems…
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  • Signs like this one, spotted Oct. 26, 2022, are all over northern Gaston County, N.C., near where Piedmont Lithium wants to build a 1,500-acre lithium mining and processing operation.
    A proposed lithium mine presents a climate versus environment conflict
    The U.S. wants to mine lithium for electric vehicle batteries to meet climate change goals. But residents near a proposed open-pit mine object.
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