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Jul 27, 2023 innews

Mangrove forest thrives around what was once Latin America's largest landfill

It was once Latin America’s largest landfill. Now, a decade after Rio de Janeiro closed it down and redoubled efforts to recover the surrounding expanse of highly polluted swamp, crabs, snails, fish and birds are once again populating the mangrove forest.

Source:apnews.com

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