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Paraguay’s Indigenous Paĩ Tavyterã communities fight invaders, fires and drought
But they had to be careful. High temperatures, strong winds and low humidity in Paraguay’s Amambay department, where some Indigenous Paĩ Tavyterã peoples live, often caused fires to spread out ...
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Paraguay's population below 2015 projections, census shows
The indigenous peoples with the largest population in Paraguay are the Mbya Guaraní (27,853 people), the Ava Guaraní (22,235), and the Nivaclé (17,845).(Source: Xinhua) ...
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Chagabi Etacore: The leader killed by contact with the outside world
Critics claim that Chagabi, like many other indigenous people in Paraguay, was a victim of neglect from the state. Three quarters of Paraguay's indigenous population live in poverty, according to ...
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Wall Street banks fuel NYC-scale deforestation in Paraguay's vital forest
US banks top the list of creditors for meatpackers tied to deforestation of 75,000 hectares in Paraguay's Gran Chaco in the last three years ...
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Indigenous land defender attacked
In addition, it is important to note that the Paraguayan Institute for Indigenous Peoples (INDI), confirmed on 28 October ... to the eucalyptus plantation planned by Fundación Paraguaya. Paraguay is a ...
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Paraguay’s Indigenous Paĩ Tavyterã communities fight invaders, fires and drought
In Paraguay’s Amambay department ... where he was taught by other Indigenous peoples how to make fires in a more controlled way. The method involved creating a barrier around the kokúe to ...