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Investors preying on US trailer parks

May 10, 2024

20 million people in the USA live in trailer parks – and many of them now at risk of losing their homes. Plus: Young coffee growers in Vietnam are shifting to sustainable farming methods that do without pesticides and the Chilean capital Santiago is planting trees for a better urban climate. Also: A designer from an impoverished area of Nairobi has a growing global clientele.

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