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Podcast: Mongabay Newscast
Episode: Reporter Sue Branford on journalism from the Amazon that makes a difference
Description: This week we speak with journalist Sue Branford, a regular contributor to Mongabay who has been reporting from Brazil since 1979 for the BBC and others. Branford is one of the writers behind a hard-hitting new series in English and Portuguese that Mongabay.com is producing with The Intercept-Brasil exploring the many impacts of massive dam development projects in Brazil's Tapajos Basin. The reports have already resulted in a federal investigation being opened over official misconduct. Read all the features and watch the powerful videos Sue and her team have produced for the series here....