Dodging bullets in Brazil with Greenpeace Dodging bullets in Brazil with Greenpeace The Independent Published: 02 October 2005 When self-confessed hippie and Innocent smoothies entrepreneur Richard Reed travelled to the…
Amazon river level at record lows; deforestation blamed; deforestation blamed Amazon river at record low levels; deforestation blamed mongabay.com September 30, 2005 The Rio Nipo in Peru The Amazon River…
Fires rage in Amazon rainforest of Bolivia Fires rage in Bolivian rainforest Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com September 23, 2005 Fires have burned more than 1700 square miles (4450 square km)…
Pig iron production fueling Amazon deforestation Pig iron production fueling Amazon deforestation Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com September 21, 2005 Pig iron production in the states of Para and Maranhão is…
Number of Amazon forest fires in Mato Grosso, Brazil fall 44% Number of Amazon forest fires in Mato Grosso, Brazil fall 44% Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com September 21, 2005 The…
Tropical Deforestation Affects US Climate Tropical Deforestation Affects US Climate By Mike Bettwy Goddard Space Flight Center release September 20, 2005 Today, scientists estimate that between one-third and one-half of…
Coca cultivation and eradication destroy rainforest Coca cultivation and eradication destroy rainforest Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com September 15, 2005 1.8 million hectares of rainforest in Colombia have been destroyed to…
NASA Satellite Data Used to Assess Amazon NASA Satellite Data Used to Assess Amazon Deforestation By Mike Bettwy Goddard Space Flight Center release September 15, 2005 Location of Landsat test…
Ancient 46-foot long crocodile found in Amazon Ancient 46-foot long crocodile found in Amazon Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com September 3, 2005 Caiman in the Brazilian Pantanal. Today the largest crocodilian…
Amazon deforestation lower than last year says Brazil Amazon deforestation lower than last year says Brazil Rhett Butler, mongabay.com August 27, 2005 Agriculture in the rainforests of Brazil.Image courtesy of…
ChevronTexaco appears to be losing ground in the environmental "Trial of the Century" in Ecuador's rainforest over Texaco's operation of a former concession, according to the environmental group Amazon Watch.
Brazil to crackdown on illegal logging says Environment Minister Brazil to crackdown on illegal logging says Environment Minister Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com August 9, 2005 According to a report from…
Landowner caught burning 2 million trees in the Amazon Landowner caught burning 2 million trees in the Amazon mongabay.com August 3, 2005 (updated October 25, 2005) A large plantation owner…
Brazil's grasslands could replace food production of American heartland Brazil's grasslands could replace food production of American heartland South of the Border: The Great American Land Grab Tina Butler, mongabay.com…
Amazon not holding expected carbon, carbon-credit trading scheme at risk? Amazon not holding expected carbon, carbon-credit trading scheme at risk? Rice University press release July 28, 2005 The rivers of…
Scientists to set fire to Amazon rainforest to study its resilience Scientists to set fire to Amazon rainforest to study its resilience Press Release from the Woods Hole Research Center…
Rainforest plant helps treat psoriasis Rainforest plant helps treat psoriasis mongabay.com July 14, 2005 A compound derived from an Amazon-rainforest tree is effective in the treatment of the skin disease…
Saving the Amazon Rainforest Through Agricultural Certification Saving the Amazon Rainforest Through Agricultural Certification New Certification Scheme for Cattle, Soy Tina Butler, mongabay.com June 3, 2005 John Cain Carter is…
Paving of road brings change in the Amazon rainforest Paving of road brings change in the Amazon rainforest AP May 28, 2005 Road cuts deep into Brazil's Amazon Settlers expect…
Second "uncontacted" tribe in Amazon rain forest threatened by loggers Second "uncontacted" tribe in Amazon rain forest threatened by loggers Reuters May 27, 2005 [note: more recent stories on uncontacted…
Prize recognizes largest contributor to Amazon rainforest destruction Prize recognizes largest contributor to Amazon rainforest destruction mongabay.com May 27, 2005 The environmental group Greenpeace nominated President Luiz Inacio Lula da…
Green party quits government to protest Amazon deforestation Green party quits government to protest Amazon deforestation By Rhett Butler, mongabay.com May 24, 2005 Aerial view of agriculture in the Amazon.…
Rainforest loss in the Amazon tops 200,000 square miles, new figures from Brazilian government Rainforest loss in the Amazon tops 200,000 square miles, new figures from Brazilian government mongabay.com May…
Farming the world's largest freshwater fish - an alternative to deforestation Farming the world's largest freshwater fish - an alternative to deforestation Declining fisheries force Amazonians into fish farming mongabay.com…
Vampire Fish discovered in the Amazon Vampire Fish discovered in the Amazon Tina Butler, mongabay.com May 19, 2005 A new species, dubbed the 'vampire fish,' was recently discovered in the…
Ethnobotanists, people who study the relationship between plants and people, have long been aware that rainforest dwellers have an astounding knowledge of medicinal plants. For thousands of years, indigenous groups…
Amazon rain forest continues to fall; 200,000 square miles gone since 1978 Amazon rain forest continues to fall; 200,000 square miles gone since 1978 Forest loss may worsen as Brazil…
Drought, fire called biggest threats to Amazon rainforest ecosystem Drought, fire called biggest threats to Amazon rainforest ecosystem Rhett Butler, mongabay.com April 23, 2005 Rondônia, Brazil. Top:June 1985, Bottom: August…
Farmers and landless poor battle over the Amazon Farmers and landless poor battle over the Amazon Brazil land conflicts worst in decades , report says REUTERS April 22, 2005 BRASILIA,…
Chinese economy drives road-building and deforestation in the Amazon Asphalt and Soya Dreams: Two Oceans, Two Countries and the Transoceanica Chinese economy drives road-building and deforestation in the Amazon Paving…
