Por Nati Garcia (Maya Mam, CS Staff)
Por Nati Garcia (Maya Mam, CS Staff)
By Edson Krenak Naknanuk (Krenak, CS Staff)
According to the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), 8 out of 10 Yanomami children in the northern Amazon rainforest are chronically malnourished. The FIOCRUZ Institute, one of the most respected health and research institutions in Latin America, recently warned that 6 out of 10 Munduruku people in the Amazon have high levels of mercury and malnutrition.
Contact: Helen Magata, Tebtebba Foundation
len@tebtebba.org
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