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How to Build a Rainforest in Just Eight Years (WATCH)

Nicholas Locke has turned his Brazilian livestock pastures back into rainforest–full of birds, reptiles, mammals and insects–and only 2 hours from Rio.

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Decriminalize Drug Use, Say Experts After Six-year Study

A six-year study of Britain's drug laws by leading scientists, police officers, academics and experts has concluded it is time to introduce decriminalization. The report by the UK Drug Policy Commission says no serious rise in consumption is likely if possession of small amounts of controlled substances are allowed.

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14 Years After Decriminalizing Heroin, Here's What Portugal Looks Like

Since this country virtually eliminated punishment for illicit drugs 14 years ago, addiction rates have been cut in half.

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Bottom-Ranked School Shoots to Top After Introducing Harry Potter-Themed Curriculum

A UK school in a deprived area has jumped from the bottom 25 per cent of schools nationally to just outside the top 5 per cent over the last three years after letting pupils pick a Harry Potter theme for lessons."

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Nearly Extinct, Polecats Are Back in Britain After 100 Years

Thanks to regulation, European polecats, once almost extinct in the UK, are being spotted in parts of Britain where they haven't been seen in 100 years.

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Gardeners Are Creating 'Hedgehog Highways' To Save The Species

If you need a poke in the right direction to save your local hedgehog family, check out what English gardeners are doing to help.

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Montana Tribes Prepare for Historic Return of Buffalo From US Officials

For the first time in 140 years, the Indian tribes of Montana are preparing for the return of wild buffalo that are descended from herds that once thundered across the vast American West. A plan long in the making between federal, state and tribal managers will transfer custody of dozens of Yellowstone bison to Native Americans to cultivate new herds on tribal lands.

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Indonesia Reaches Historic Agreement To Protect World's Most Endangered Tropical Forests

Indonesian governors and ministers have reached a historic agreement to stop the devastating loss of forests and species in Sumatra, helping to protect iconic species like the tiger, orangutan, rhinoceros and elephant.