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Spotted: It’s estimated that 10 to 47 per cent of the Amazon rainforest could be at risk of collapsing by 2050 because of environmental and
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Spotted: New uses are being found every day for seaweed, from aquaculture feed to beauty products. On top of its usefulness, growing seaweed also has
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Spotted: One key element of effective conservation and environmental restoration is collecting accurate data. But, relying on the use of field teams to collect samples
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