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Trapped in the fast-expanding city of Manaus, the Pied tamarin Duration Africa is the world’s most rapidly urbanising continent. The Duration
has one of the smallest ranges of any primate in the world – and 1x5’ conversion of forest land to urban spaces and agriculture is the 1x4’
is now the most endangered. Credits most common and destructive cause of deforestation. Credits
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Scientists estimate that there are just a few hundred Pied tamarins left, and as Fortunately, Greentop - an organisation based in Cape Town, South Africa - is tackling
their home city continues to expand – this number continues to drop. Fortunately, YOP this crisis through direct action. As well as spreading environmental awareness about YOP
Marcelo Gordo has dedicated his life to saving this endearing species – and as human 2022 the importance of natural forest restoration and rehabilitation of all landscapes, 2022
populations worldwide encroach on rainforests, the tamarins could offer a vital insight Definition Greenpop also encourages individuals to become eco-stewards of the natural world Definition
into diseases such as Covid-19 - that leap from animals to humans—before they spiral HD around them. HD
out of control.
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