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Conservationists propose the ‘World Heritage Wilderness Complex’ to protect large landscapes

Mike Gaworecki 11 Nov 2015

Dare to explore the spookier side of nature

Brittany Stewart 31 Oct 2015

The wild side of Peru gets an imaging makeover

Neelam Pereira 22 Oct 2015

Three Amazon nations, three approaches to reducing deforestation

Julian Smith 22 Oct 2015

Partnerships are key to The Wildlife Conservation Society’s new conservation strategy

Mike Gaworecki 21 Oct 2015
In the last 25 years, that land has been continuously trespassed by illegal loggers – a threat not only to the forest itself, but to the Indians, victims of life threats, attempts and murders. Tired of waiting for the Brazilian government to take action even after several reports, the Ka’apor people developed an independent project to monitor and cast out trespassers from their land. After a request for help, Greenpeace joined the Ka’apor to boost that surveillance plan with the aid of technology, like trackers and trap cams, which could be installed by the Ka’apor themselves. Fronteira da Terra Indígena Alto Turiaçu, do povo Ka’apor, com o avanço do desmatamento em áreas vizinhas, no estado do Maranhão. Distribuída em cerca de 530 mil hectares, a Terra Indígena Alto Turiaçu, do povo Ka’apor, representa uma das últimas extensões de floresta amazônica no Maranhão. Nos últimos 25 anos, esse território tem sido continuamente invadido por madeireiros ilegais, que representam não apenas uma ameaça à floresta, mas também aos índios, vítimas frequentes de ameaças, assassinatos e atentados contra as suas lideranças. Cansados de esperar por uma atitude das autoridades brasileiras depois de inúmeras denúncias, os Ka’apor desenvolveram um projeto independente de monitoramento para expulsar os invasores de suas terras. Atendendo a um pedido de ajuda desse povo o Greenpeace auxiliou o povo Ka’apor a agregar a esse sistema de autovigilância o uso de tecnologias, como rastreadores e trap cams, que poderiam ser implementadas pelos próprios indígenas e fornecer evidências mais contundentes e pressionar ainda mais o governo brasileiro. Agosto de 2015.

Indigenous group, Greenpeace partner to track illegal logging in the Amazon

Caleb O'Brien 26 Sep 2015

More than 40 tourists kidnapped – then freed – by indigenous community that demands construction of a freeway in Madre de Dios

Ruxandra Guidi 25 Sep 2015

Amazon Headwaters Under Siege: 19 dams slated for Napo watershed

Anjali Kumar, Liz Kimbrough 15 Jul 2015

It can be done! – Building better dams in the Andean Amazon

Anjali Kumar, Liz Kimbrough 18 Jun 2015

151 dams could be catastrophic to Amazon ecological connectivity

Anjali Kumar, Liz Kimbrough 10 Jun 2015

Proposed Andean headwater dams an ecological calamity for Amazon Basin

Anjali Kumar, Liz Kimbrough 4 Jun 2015

Giant Amazonian catfish threatened by dams

Sandhya Sekar 1 May 2015

Featured video: the Uncharted Amazon trailer

Jeremy Hance 29 Apr 2015

Photos: expedition to Amazon’s white sands may have found new primate

Jeremy Hance 24 Mar 2015

Photo essay: filming in the remote Amazon

Tristan Thompson 9 Mar 2015

The Amazon’s oil boom: concessions cover a Chile-sized bloc of rainforest

Jeremy Hance 4 Feb 2015

Ecuador sends aid money back to Germany over planned rainforest visit

Jeremy Hance 23 Dec 2014

Edited Reality: What I Learned from Filming Eaten Alive

Paul Rosolie 22 Dec 2014

Giant stone face unveiled in the Amazon rainforest (video)

Jeremy Hance 4 Dec 2014

Daring activists use high-tech to track illegal logging trucks in the Brazilian Amazon

Jeremy Hance 15 Oct 2014

‘River wolves’ recover in Peruvian park, but still remain threatened inside and out (photos)

Jeremy Hance 14 Oct 2014

An impossible balancing act? Forests benefit from isolation, but at cost to local communities

Anna Ikarashi 7 Oct 2014

Turning point for Peru’s forests? Norway and Germany put muscle and money behind ambitious agreement

Jeremy Hance 24 Sep 2014

‘The green Amazon is red with indigenous blood’: authorities pull bodies from river that may have belonged to slain leaders

Jeremy Hance 17 Sep 2014

Short-eared dog? Uncovering the secrets of one of the Amazon’s most mysterious mammals

Jeremy Hance 28 Jul 2014

Camera trap captures first ever video of rarely-seen bird in the Amazon…and much more

Jeremy Hance 17 Jun 2014

Next big idea in forest conservation? Learning from innovations to make REDD+ work

Dr Liz Kimbrough 12 Jun 2014

After throwing out referendum, Ecuador approves oil drilling in Yasuni’s embattled heart

Jeremy Hance 2 Jun 2014

Of jaguars and loggers: new film to showcase one of the least-known regions in the deep Amazon

Jeremy Hance 2 Jun 2014

Happy Amazon: $215 million raised for world’s largest protected area network

Jeremy Hance 21 May 2014

53 indigenous activists on trial for police-protester massacre in Peru

Jeremy Hance 15 May 2014

Uncovering the impact of big banks on the Amazon

Mongabay.org 13 May 2014

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