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Brazilian beef giants agree to moratorium on Amazon deforestation

Mongabay.com 7 Oct 2009

Could agroforestry solve the biodiversity crisis and address poverty?, an interview with Shonil Bhagwat

Jeremy Hance 24 Sep 2009

Concerns over deforestation may drive new approach to cattle ranching in the Amazon

Rhett A. Butler 8 Sep 2009

Brazilian soy industry extends moratorium on Amazon deforestation

Mongabay.com 28 Jul 2009

Brazilian miner Vale signs $500M palm oil deal in the Amazon

Rhett A. Butler 25 Jun 2009

Amazon deforestation doesn’t make communities richer, better educated, or healthier

Rhett A. Butler 11 Jun 2009

Brazil to sanction illegal colonization in 230,000 sq mi of Amazon rainforest

Mongabay.com 8 Jun 2009

Bill Clinton speaks out for rainforests in Brazil

Jeremy Hance 3 Jun 2009

Nike, Unilever, Burger King, IKEA may unwittingly contribute to Amazon destruction, says Greenpeace

Mongabay.com 1 Jun 2009

Brazil could triple agricultural output without touching the Amazon rainforest

Rhett A. Butler 15 Apr 2009

Rainforest soy moratorium shows success in the Brazilian Amazon

Rhett A. Butler 15 Apr 2009

Amazonian region likely to become savannah due to burning, deforestation

Jeremy Hance 31 Mar 2009

Malaysian palm oil targets the Amazon

Mongabay.com 25 Mar 2009

Agricultural firms cut incentives for Amazon deforestation

Rhett A. Butler 2 Dec 2008

Pre-Colombian Amazonians lived in sustainable ‘urban’ society

Rhett A. Butler 28 Aug 2008

Shift from poverty-driven to industry-driven deforestation may help conservation

Mongabay.com 6 Aug 2008

Corporations become prime driver of deforestation, providing clear target for environmentalists

Jeremy Hance 5 Aug 2008

Amazon deforestation forecast for 2008 revised downward

Mongabay.com 17 Jul 2008

Biofuels, food demand may doom tropical forests

Mongabay.com 14 Jul 2008

Cocaine use is destroying the Amazon rainforest, says new campaign

Mongabay.com 26 May 2008

‘Soy King’ says Amazon deforestation could help solve global food crisis

Mongabay.com 28 Apr 2008

Brazil prepares to launch attack on NGOs working in the Amazon

Mongabay.com 27 Apr 2008

Amazon farming technique may fight global warming

American Chemical Society 11 Apr 2008

Cheap ranch loans may be driving jump in Amazon deforestation

Rhett A. Butler 12 Feb 2008

China urged to join sustainable soy efforts in the Amazon

Mongabay.com 12 Sep 2007

Scientists demand Brazil cease Amazon colonization project

Mongabay.com 27 Aug 2007

Amazon deforestation in Brazil falls 29% for 2007

Rhett A. Butler 13 Aug 2007

Amazon deforestation rate falls to lowest on record

Rhett A. Butler 10 Aug 2007

US says Brazilian ethanol doesn’t increase food prices, destroy Amazon rainforest

Mongabay.com 13 Jul 2007

Killers of renowned anthropologist sentenced in Brazil

Mongabay.com 12 Jul 2007

Leading Amazon biologist imprisoned in Brazil; witch-hunt suspected

Rhett A. Butler 23 Jun 2007

Amazon deforestation rates fall 89% for 2007

Mongabay.com 8 Jun 2007

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