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Impacts of gas drilling on wildlife in Peru and a Goldman Prize winner on mercury contamination

Temer offers amnesty, erasing up to $2.1 billion in environmental crime fines

Brazilian police nab Amazon timber thieves who faked forest credits

Two scientists and a NASA astronaut just biked across the Brazilian Amazon and want to tell you about it

Crackdowns on illegal mining in Colombian Amazon not enough

Belo Monte dam-opposing Brazilian activist wins prestigious environmental award

Could fungi provide an alternative to palm oil?

Deforestation drops 16% in the Brazilian Amazon

Amazonian manatee migration at risk from disruption by proposed dams

Indonesian rainforests for sale and bat calls of the Amazon

One man’s quest to save the world’s wildest places: Hansjörg Wyss

Munduruku standoff against Amazon dam builders potentially explosive

‘Then they shot me’: Land conflict and murder in Ucayali, Peru

Record Amazon fires stun scientists; sign of sick, degraded forests

Eat less meat, save species and ecosystems, says WWF UK

Birdwatching poised to take flight in Colombia, study reveals

Colombia, an example to world, balances conservation and development

Booming legal Amazon wildlife trade documented in new report

Amazon deforestation linked to McDonald’s and British retail giants

Amazon community on Tapajós River invaded by wildcat miners

Brazil: a world champion in political and environmental devastation (commentary)

New research suggests tropical forests are now a net source of carbon emissions

Temer walks back plan to open Denmark-sized area of Amazon to mining

How much of a shock can an electric eel deliver? A scientist just found out first-hand

Amazon dam operator defies order to shut down, police action looms

Does forest certification really work?

When will cattle ranchers be proud to show their farms in the Amazon? (commentary)

Amazon dam defeats Brazil’s environment agency (commentary)

Andes dams could threaten food security for millions in Amazon basin

Belo Monte dam installation license suspended, housing inadequacy cited

Indigenous victory: Brazil’s Temer decrees 1.2 million Amazon reserve

Local approaches to conservation may be the most effective, study finds

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