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A promising initiative to address deforestation in Brazil at the local level

Beto Veríssimo 5 Mar 2013

Palm oil company destroys 7,000 ha of Amazon rainforest in Peru

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Mar 2013

Can saving forests help feed the world?

Steve Schwartzman 28 Feb 2013

The challenge of putting Brazil’s forests in good hands

Andrea Margit 28 Feb 2013

Long lost tribe spotted in the Colombian Amazon

Mongabay.com 23 Feb 2013

Featured video: Saving the Amazon through maps

Jeremy Hance 20 Feb 2013

Scientists document baby giant armadillo for first time (photos)

Jeremy Hance 19 Feb 2013

Jaguars, tapirs, oh my!: Amazon explorer films shocking wildlife bonanza in threatened forest

Jeremy Hance 19 Feb 2013

Will Amazon species lose the climate change race?

Thomas Handley 14 Feb 2013

Brazilian agency rejects Canadian company’s bid to mine controversial Amazon dam site for gold

Mongabay.com 13 Feb 2013

Fossil fuel company looking to exploit deposits in Manu National Park

Jeremy Hance 11 Feb 2013

Amazon river ecosystems being rapidly degraded, but remain neglected by conservation efforts

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Feb 2013

Rate of tree die-off in Amazon higher than conventionally believed

Rhett Ayers Butler 1 Feb 2013

From slash-and-burn to Amazon heroes: new video series highlights agricultural transformation

Jeremy Hance 31 Jan 2013

Loans tied to environmental compliance reduced Amazon deforestation by 15%

Rhett Ayers Butler 30 Jan 2013

Miners win ruling over indigenous groups in Guyana

Jeremy Hance 29 Jan 2013

Bolivia takes step to boost agriculture and curb surging deforestation

Mongabay.com 28 Jan 2013

Brazil to inventory the Amazon

Mongabay.com 27 Jan 2013

Illegally logged trees to start calling for help

Jeremy Hance 24 Jan 2013

Photos: Scientists discover tapir bonanza in the Amazon

Jeremy Hance 22 Jan 2013

Amazon deforestation rate pacing ahead of last year

Mongabay.com 18 Jan 2013

Gold mine approved in French Guiana’s only national park

Jeremy Hance 15 Jan 2013

Colombia to double the size of massive Amazon reserve to include uncontacted tribes’ land

Rhett Ayers Butler 10 Jan 2013

The year in rainforests

Rhett Ayers Butler 31 Dec 2012

Amazon rainforest failing to recover after droughts

Rhett Ayers Butler 24 Dec 2012

Amazon deforestation obliterates soil biodiversity, with wider ecological implications

Mongabay.com 24 Dec 2012

Brazil launches forest trading system

Mongabay.com 19 Dec 2012

Brazil sues to block unlicensed REDD deal between Irish company and indigenous group

Mongabay.com 17 Dec 2012

Some Amazon trees more than 8 million years old

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Dec 2012

Advanced technology reveals massive tree die-off in remote, unexplored parts of the Amazon

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Dec 2012

Uncontacted tribes still exist, but extinction threat looms

Rhett Ayers Butler 11 Dec 2012

Dams are rapidly damning the Amazon

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Dec 2012

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