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

Jeremy Hance 28 Jul 2014

Peru slashes environmental protections to attract more mining and fossil fuel investment

Jeremy Hance 23 Jul 2014

A garden or a wilderness? One-fifth of the Amazon may have been savannah before the arrival of Europeans

Jeremy Hance 9 Jul 2014

Pope Francis: ‘this is our sin: we exploit the earth’

Jeremy Hance 8 Jul 2014

Scientists: Neotropical otter should not be considered threatened

Jeremy Hance 24 Jun 2014

Using Google Earth to protect uncontacted tribes in the Amazon rainforest

Shreya Dasgupta 19 Jun 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

Oil company breaks agreement, builds big roads in Yasuni rainforest

Jeremy Hance 5 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

Stolen information may derail Yasuni drilling referendum

Robin Llewellyn 30 Apr 2014

Next big idea in forest conservation? Crowdsourced forest monitoring

Dr Liz Kimbrough 25 Apr 2014

Small monkeys take over when big primates have been hunted out in the Amazon

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 21 Apr 2014

Rainforests on fire: climate change is pushing the Amazon over the edge

Morgan Erickson-Davis 18 Apr 2014

Ecuador will have referendum on fate of Yasuni after activists collect over 700,000 signatures

Jeremy Hance 16 Apr 2014

Ants plant rainforests, one seed at a time

Jordanna Dulaney 14 Apr 2014

Featured video: celebrities speak out for Yasuni

Jeremy Hance 2 Apr 2014

Brief lives linked to Amazon biodiversity

Ariel Mark 31 Mar 2014

Oil or rainforest: new website highlights the plight of Yasuni National Park

Jeremy Hance 20 Mar 2014

Several Amazonian tree frog species discovered, where only two existed before

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 18 Mar 2014

Mother of God: meet the 26 year old Indiana Jones of the Amazon, Paul Rosolie

Jeremy Hance 17 Mar 2014

Controversial Amazon dams may have exacerbated biblical flooding

Jeremy Hance 16 Mar 2014

Amazon trees super-diverse in chemicals

Jeremy Hance 3 Mar 2014

New $20,000 reporting grant explores benefits of Amazonian protected areas

Mongabay.org 21 Feb 2014

The making of Amazon Gold: once more unto the breach

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 19 Feb 2014

Featured video: camera traps catch jaguars, anteaters, and a sloth eating clay in the Amazon rainforest

Jeremy Hance 13 Feb 2014

Gas company to drill in Manu National Park buffer zone, imperiling indigenous people

David Hill 4 Feb 2014

High-living frogs hurt by remote oil roads in the Amazon

Jeremy Hance 14 Jan 2014

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