… are often in collusion with local police and transnational criminal organizations to feed, by the way, China's insatiable demand for minerals, timber and wildlife. Consequences to the environment be damned. USAID works with local governments and organizations to protect forests in South and Central America, Central Africa, and Indonesia. and to train wildlife rangers to combat poaching and trafficking. It may make absolutely no difference to Mr. Musk, as it clearly doesn't to President Trump, that the rising acidity … (05:58–06:14)
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Asserts that USAID collaborates to protect forests in various regions.
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