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mining interests and the vanilla industry, in particular, are watching to see 
what will become of their contracts in the nation.</DIV>
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      href="https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=6179452&post_id=176274694&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=6kxmyq&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjozOTc5NTg3ODYsInBvc3RfaWQiOjE3NjI3NDY5NCwiaWF0IjoxNzYwNjg4NTAyLCJleHAiOjE3NjMyODA1MDIsImlzcyI6InB1Yi02MTc5NDUyIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.wOqwS1QjHVPDkvZYXcjr94I0trHMemSo4CL4M4lfmaY" 
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      dir=auto>International mining interests and the vanilla industry, in 
      particular, are watching to see what will become of their contracts in the 
      nation. </H3>
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                        href="https://substack.com/@eoinhiggins" 
                        target=_blank>Eoin 
                Higgins</A></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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                        17</DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD>
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      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">Hello 
      and welcome to the Ekō newsletter. Today we’re covering Madagascar, Gaza, 
      whales, and deforestation.</P>
      <H3 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.16em; MARGIN: 1em 0px 0.62em; FONT-FAMILY: 'SF Pro Display',-apple-system-headline,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol'; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 1.37em; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Island 
      nation change</H3>
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      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">Gen 
      Z-led protests in Madagascar opened the door for the toppling of the 
      country’s government by military coup, the latest development in the 
      island nation’s contentious politics. </P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">President 
      Andry Rajoelina left the country on Tuesday after being pushed out by the 
      army and a vote to impeach in the nation’s parliament. But it was the 
      weeks of protest, led by youth, that forced the hand of the country’s 
      institutions. </P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">Now, 
      with a military-led government in charge, the immediate future of 
      Madagascar is uncertain. International mining interests and the vanilla 
      industry, in particular, are watching to see what will become of their 
      contracts in the nation. </P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">Anger 
      has been growing in Madagascar for some time. A 15% reciprocal tariff put 
      in place by the US hit an already beleaguered economy in a country where 
      more than two-thirds of the population live in poverty. And reports of 
      abuses, violations, and pollution in the mining sector only increased the 
      unrest. </P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">“We 
      are taking power.”—Col. Michael Randrianirina</P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><SPAN>(</SPAN><A 
      style="COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
      href="https://substack.com/redirect/90af256d-fc05-4749-9d81-562a31629e51?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
      rel="" target=_blank>AP</A><SPAN>) (</SPAN><A 
      style="COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
      href="https://substack.com/redirect/5314589b-749a-4cfc-8d8f-e9d90d0e655c?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
      rel="" target=_blank>Washington Post</A><SPAN>) (</SPAN><A 
      style="COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
      href="https://substack.com/redirect/0a19b58b-ee4f-48d9-b3db-6441fbb5a066?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
      rel="" target=_blank>ODG</A><SPAN>) (</SPAN><A 
      style="COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
      href="https://substack.com/redirect/3fa158ea-080b-4131-af8f-25256eb533cb?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
      rel="" target=_blank>Business and Human Rights 
      Resource</A><SPAN>)</SPAN></P>
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      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.16em; MARGIN: 1em 0px 0.62em; FONT-FAMILY: 'SF Pro Display',-apple-system-headline,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol'; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 1.37em; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">In 
      other news</H3>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><I><B>Forest 
      crisis</B></I></P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">A 
      new Forest Declaration Assessment report, part of an annual publication 
      documenting the 145-country signed Forest Declaration in 2021, finds that 
      the world is “off track on halting and reversing deforestation by 2030.” 
      </P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">According 
      to the report, deforestation is continuing at or about the same levels it 
      was since the beginning of the decade, a sobering—and depressing—state of 
      affairs. Not only are nations mainly failing to address the crisis, 
      they’re not putting enough money and energy behind what efforts are in 
      place. </P>
      <P 
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      style="COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
      href="https://substack.com/redirect/457e6157-29e4-49a6-ad26-5869e036551e?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
      rel="" target=_blank>Forest Declaration</A><SPAN>) (</SPAN><A 
      style="COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
      href="https://substack.com/redirect/8b3106d7-2891-4acb-8e3b-78e21e83641e?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
      rel="" target=_blank>Common Dreams</A><SPAN>)</SPAN></P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><I><B>Uneasy 
      peace</B></I></P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">The 
      ceasefire is in effect and Gazans are returning to what’s left of their 
      homes—and trying to rebuild. </P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">That 
      will be hard. Aid distribution is already hitting snags due to the utter 
      destruction of local infrastructure in the territory and Israel is now 
      cutting aid over what it sees as insufficient actions on the part of Hamas 
      to return hostages. </P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">“If 
      we don’t see more access, we will just be maintaining the status quo at 
      best. We won’t see a reduction in looting and we will see more 
      displacement as people move to where there is more aid.”—Katy Crosby, 
      Mercy Corps senior director of policy and advocacy </P>
      <P 
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      style="COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
      href="https://substack.com/redirect/e5af82ec-a8f8-4516-affb-17ead274be7a?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
      rel="" target=_blank>Middle East Eye</A><SPAN>) (</SPAN><A 
      style="COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
      href="https://substack.com/redirect/b226a73e-0de9-476a-a257-9827ed3fa306?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
      rel="" target=_blank>NPR</A><SPAN>) (</SPAN><A 
      style="COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
      href="https://substack.com/redirect/8589d383-f043-4aee-ac4c-d918c96d8a12?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
      rel="" target=_blank>The Guardian</A><SPAN>)</SPAN></P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><I><B>Stuck 
      cetaceans</B></I></P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">Large 
      whale entanglements in US waters are on the rise, the National Oceanic and 
      Atmospheric Administration said. </P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">In 
      2024, there were 95 confirmed entanglements, a 48% rise from 2023. The 
      vast majority, 77, were humpback whales. People tried to help the animals, 
      responding to 37 incidents and freeing 11 whales. One whale died and four 
      self-released.</P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">In 
      a move that could make things worse for our sea creature friends, 
      Republicans in the US Congress are trying to weaken the 1972 Marine Mammal 
      Protection Act. The effort is supported by fishing interests on both 
      coasts.</P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><SPAN>(</SPAN><A 
      style="COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
      href="https://substack.com/redirect/ea95654c-65f0-48d9-820f-180ba6632e26?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
      rel="" target=_blank>National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
      Administration</A><SPAN>) (</SPAN><A 
      style="COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
      href="https://substack.com/redirect/b8872c89-93f3-4cb2-97fc-9a066023dc15?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
      rel="" target=_blank>Smithsonian</A><SPAN>) (</SPAN><A 
      style="COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
      href="https://substack.com/redirect/84673b7e-376b-4619-9871-99ee427a16fd?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
      rel="" target=_blank>ABC</A><SPAN>)</SPAN></P>
      <H3 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.16em; MARGIN: 1em 0px 0.62em; FONT-FAMILY: 'SF Pro Display',-apple-system-headline,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol'; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 1.37em; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><B>Here’s 
      your campaign of the day</B></H3>
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      not every day you have the opportunity to institute a global billionaire 
      tax—but for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, the opportunity is 
      here. Ramaphosa is the current president of the G20 and could put such a 
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