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Chile charts path to greener, fairer future after coronavirus →

April 15, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

As Chile fights COVID-19 against a backdrop of unresolved social tensions, the government hopes its strengthened plan to tackle climate change will help ease inequality while getting a green boost from economic recovery after the coronavirus outbreak. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

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April 15, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
chile, coronavirus, covid-19, climate change, inequality, policy
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Who killed Tony the Tiger? →

March 05, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Chile is banning cereal mascots and slapping warning labels on unhealthy foods. Now even the kids won’t touch them. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

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March 05, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
chile, diet, food labelling
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Chile's drastic anti-obesity measures cut sugary drink sales by 23% →

February 17, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

The world’s toughest controls over the promotion of sugary drinks, brought in by a nation beset by obesity, have cut purchases by nearly a quarter in two years, research has shown. THE GUARDIAN

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February 17, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
chile, sugary drinks, anti-obesity measures
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Three dogs are rebuilding chilean forests once devastated by fire →

November 01, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

Six-year-old Das and her two daughters, Olivia and Summer are three Border Collies who have been trained to run through the damaged forests with special backpacks that release native plant seeds. GREEN MATTERS

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November 01, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
wildfires, reforestation, trained dogs, chile
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