{
  "id": 16082254,
  "title": "Water, carbon & the ‘tree of life’: Interview with Venezuela’s guardian of morichales",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/water-carbon-the-tree-of-life-interview-with-venezuelas-guardian-of",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-22T17:19:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mongabay",
    "slug": "mongabay",
    "url": "https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/water-carbon-the-tree-of-life-interview-with-venezuelas-guardian-of-morichales/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "While global climate conversations tend to center on the Amazon and temperate forests, a vital, quiet freshwater oasis across the Venezuelan savannas and floodplains is disappearing under the radar. Standing tall in these landscapes is a palm intrinsically linked to the culture of Latin America’s Indigenous peoples, a palm whose unique physiology regulates freshwater bodies […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}