The Pantanal is "more intact and pristine" than most other wetlands in the world, said World Wildlife. It comprises about 3% of all the wetlands on Earth – but less than 5% of it is protected.

The Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland, is on fire. This precious ecosystem, teeming with unique flora and fauna, should be treasured. Instead, it is being pushed to extinction by ...

WWF has been working in the region as of 1998, focusing on the sedimentation plain (Gran Pantanal) through conservation programmes in both Bolivia and Brazil. Aware that conservation in the Pantanal ...

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The Pantanal Conservation Complex consists of a cluster of four protected areas with a total area of 187,818 ha. Located in western central Brazil at the south-west corner of the State of Mato Grosso, ...

Supervised by Dr. Peter Leimgruber and Dr. Tom Akre, we are studying the Pantanal wetland cattle ranching system. Located in the middle of South America, the Pantanal is the largest wetland in the ...

JBS, the world’s largest meatpacking company, has over the last five years been buying cattle from farms that were caught illegally deforesting Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands despite the company ...

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The Slab Boys is partly autobiography and reflects John Byrne's upbringing, family and early working life. The play reflects issues of youth rebellion, social class and Americanisation from the 1950s.

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