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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

After Greenpeace complaint, UK timber giant removes controversial Amazon wood from shelves

Mongabay.com 16 Jun 2014

Oil drilling causes widespread contamination in the Amazon rainforest

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 Jun 2014

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

Dr Liz Kimbrough 12 Jun 2014

In cutting deforestation, Brazil leads world in reducing emissions

Rhett Ayers Butler 5 Jun 2014

Oil company breaks agreement, builds big roads in Yasuni rainforest

Jeremy Hance 5 Jun 2014

Intact Amazon forests show possible signs of global warming impact

Mongabay.com 4 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

Logging, fires take a hidden toll on Amazon rainforest

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 May 2014

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

Jeremy Hance 21 May 2014

Greenpeace: Timber laundering rampant in the Brazilian Amazon

Mongabay.com 18 May 2014

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

Jeremy Hance 15 May 2014

New report reveals human rights abuses by corporations, governments in the Amazon

Jordanna Dulaney 14 May 2014

Uncovering the impact of big banks on the Amazon

Mongabay.org 13 May 2014

Borneo bests Amazon in terms of giant tree growth rates

Mongabay.com 11 May 2014

Stolen information may derail Yasuni drilling referendum

Robin Llewellyn 30 Apr 2014

Intensifying cattle production in Brazil could cut global deforestation emissions 25%, says study

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Apr 2014

Next big idea in forest conservation? Crowdsourced forest monitoring

Dr Liz Kimbrough 25 Apr 2014

Brazil’s new Forest Code a mixed bag for native ecosystems

Mongabay.com 24 Apr 2014

Brazil to test drones in monitoring the Amazon rainforest

Mongabay.com, Mongabay.com 24 Apr 2014

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

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 21 Apr 2014

Brazil strips protected status from 5.2M ha

Mongabay.com 21 Apr 2014

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

Morgan Erickson-Davis 18 Apr 2014

Legal logging concessions drive illegal logging in Peru, threatening forests and indigenous people

Rhett Ayers Butler 17 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

Saving rainforests by buying them

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Apr 2014

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