A team of scientists and conservationists discovered a new species of monkey while on an expedition through the Amazon earlier this week.

The Rainforest Alliance climate initiative experts have REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) and LULUCF (land use, land use change and forestry) on their minds.

If you aren’t familiar with the Rainforest Alliance, it’s time you are. An organization based out of New York City, with offices worldwide, they work with people whose livelihoods depend on our land.

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