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Could camera trap videos galvanize the world to protect Yasuni from oil drilling?

Jeremy Hance 7 Nov 2013

Deforestation may hurt U.S. agriculture, affect monsoon cycle

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Nov 2013

Rebranded as the Rainforest Trust, green group launches push to protect 6M acres of Amazon rainforest

Mongabay.com 30 Oct 2013

Belo Monte dam suspended

Mongabay.com 29 Oct 2013

50,000 km of roads built across Brazilian Amazon in 3 years

Mongabay.com 29 Oct 2013

Gold mining in the Amazon rainforest surges 400%

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Oct 2013

Pictures: 441 new species described in the Amazon rainforest since 2010

Mongabay.com 25 Oct 2013

Illegal logging remains rampant in Brazil

Rhett Ayers Butler 23 Oct 2013

Scientist splits Amazonian giants into separate species

Jeremy Hance 23 Oct 2013

Map reveals gas company flying over Manu National Park

David Hill 17 Oct 2013

Featured video: 22-year-old produces documentary on the Peruvian Amazon

Jeremy Hance 15 Oct 2013

Over 100 scientists warn Ecuadorian Congress against oil development in Yasuni

Jeremy Hance 3 Oct 2013

Has Brazil turned against its progressive environmental policies?

Jeremy Hance 30 Sep 2013

Video of Amazon gold mining devastation goes viral in Peru

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Sep 2013

Judge halts construction of Amazon dam on Brazil’s Teles Pires river

Mongabay.com 19 Sep 2013

Indigenous peoples resume occupation of Brazil’s Belo Monte dam site

Mongabay.com 19 Sep 2013

Brazil’s satellite data suggests rise in Amazon deforestation over past year

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Sep 2013

Scientists discover that threatened bird migrates entirely within Amazon Basin

Jeremy Hance 11 Sep 2013

Brazil establishes 2 Amazon parks covering 2.4m acres

Mongabay.com 10 Sep 2013

Amazon rainforest tribe sells REDD+ credits to Brazilian cosmetics giant

Mongabay.com 10 Sep 2013

Satellite reveals ‘hidden’ 1000-ha oil palm plantation in Amazon rainforest in Peru

Rhett Ayers Butler 6 Sep 2013

Deforestation surges as Ecuador kills Amazon protection plan

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Sep 2013

Scientists catch boa constrictor eating a howler monkey (photos)

Jeremy Hance 2 Sep 2013

$450/ha tax on deforestation could help curb forest loss in Bolivia, suggests new simulation

Mongabay.com 1 Sep 2013

Isolated Amazonian tribe makes another appearance in Peru (video)

Jeremy Hance 26 Aug 2013

Yasuni could still be spared oil drilling

Jeremy Hance 26 Aug 2013

85% of Brazilian leather goes to markets sensitive to environmental concerns

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Aug 2013

Pesticide problems in the Amazon

Adam Andrus 21 Aug 2013

With deforestation rising, Brazil sends more police to the Amazon

Mongabay.com 19 Aug 2013

Colombia establishes giant rainforest park to protect ‘uncontacted’ tribes

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Aug 2013

Ecuador shelves big idea for saving the Amazon

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Aug 2013

Nutrient deficiency in Amazon rainforest linked to megafauna extinction

Jeremy Hance 12 Aug 2013

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