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Indigenous Amazon communities use tech to protect the forest

AGreenLiving

Indigenous communities in Brazil leverage technology to protect the Amazon and its resources. Hundreds of Indigenous communities across South America help conserve nature. South America serves as home to about 40% of the world’s vegetation. The Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau tribe’s work is not isolated.

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Key aspects of smart water meter reliability for African water utilities

Smart Energy International

Generally speaking, according to the special working environment of tropical rainforest or dry desert climate in African countries, the requirements for smart water meter will be more strict than in Asia or South America. In summary, the critical aspects of the smart water meters that need to be considered are as follows: 1.

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Welcome to the Pyrocene

Grist

The Pantanal wetlands in central South America burned. Initially, over the past two centuries, industrial combustion competed as well by seeking technological substitutes where possible and otherwise suppressing open fire wherever possible. Siberian fires moved north of their home territory and flared beyond the Arctic Circle.