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Unchecked Development Eats Up Wetlands in Harare

As Zimbabwe prepares to host a global wetlands summit, its own wetlands are disappearing at an alarming rate.

By Linda Mujuru

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Argentina
In Buenos Aires Community, ‘All This Garbage Hurts’

Milei's government axed a program that paid people to clear trash from their own neighborhoods. Now, both garbage and health fears are piling up.

By Lucila Pellettieri
Argentina
Argentina Abandons Toxic River, Leaving Residents to Face the Fallout

By Lucila Pellettieri
Argentina
As Sewage Floods Homes, Argentina’s Government Looks Away

In Villa Fiorito, families battle infections as the country's budget cuts derail a critical sanitation project.

By Lucila Pellettieri

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Unchecked Development Eats Up Wetlands in Harare

By Linda Mujuru

Tens of Thousands in Zimbabwe Go Hungry as the Rains — and US Aid — Hold Back

By Linda Mujuru

Zimbabwe’s Capital Contaminated Its Water. Now, Residents Must Pay to Use It.

By Linda Mujuru

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Americas

Coverage from Haiti, Mexico and Puerto Rico

In Buenos Aires Community, ‘All This Garbage Hurts’

By Lucila Pellettieri

Argentina Abandons Toxic River, Leaving Residents to Face the Fallout

By Lucila Pellettieri

As Sewage Floods Homes, Argentina’s Government Looks Away

By Lucila Pellettieri

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Asia

Coverage from Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Rural Nepalis Fight Cable Car Project on Sacred Himalayan Mountain

By Sunita Neupane

Travelers Get a Taste of Life on Mongolia’s Steppes

By Odonchimeg Batsukh

The Water-Saving Wonder Transforming Nepal’s Paddy Fields

By Amrita Jaisi

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