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Happy Halloween: nine new species of tree-climbing tarantula discovered

Jeremy Hance 31 Oct 2012

After seven year search, scientists film cryptic predator in Minas Gerais

Jeremy Hance 25 Oct 2012

Most controversial aspects of Brazil’s new Forest Code vetoed as legislation signed into law

Mongabay.com 19 Oct 2012

Norway to double carbon tax on oil industry for climate change programs

Jeremy Hance 15 Oct 2012

The world’s 25 most endangered primates: nearly a quarter in Madagascar

Jeremy Hance 15 Oct 2012

Brazil forms special environmental security force to combat spike in deforestation

Mongabay.com 11 Oct 2012

Indigenous groups re-occupy Belo Monte dam in the Amazon

Jeremy Hance 9 Oct 2012

Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil hits 10 year mark

Mongabay.com 4 Oct 2012

Penguins face a slippery future

Jeremy Hance 26 Sep 2012

Greenpeace targets forest carbon offsets in California’s cap-and-trade

Mongabay.com 25 Sep 2012

Amazon deforestation jumps in August

Mongabay.com 22 Sep 2012

New forest map shows 6% of Amazon deforested between 2000 and 2010

Mongabay.com 21 Sep 2012

Cute picture of the day: armadillo carrying baby

Jeremy Hance 19 Sep 2012

Rare birds abound in Brazil’s Acre state

Jeremy Hance 17 Sep 2012

Buffer zones key to survival of maned wolf

Jeremy Hance 17 Sep 2012

Over 80 species targeted by hunters in Brazil’s northeast

Jeremy Hance 17 Sep 2012

Amazon deforestation could trigger drop in rainfall across South America

Rhett Ayers Butler 6 Sep 2012

Emissions from Amazon deforestation in Brazil fall 57% since 2004

Mongabay.com 29 Aug 2012

Brazil’s controversial Belo Monte back on track after court decision overruled

Mongabay.com 29 Aug 2012

Construction of controversial Belo Monte dam stopped

Mongabay.com 24 Aug 2012

Flooded savannas in Latin America shrinking 3 times faster than rainforests

Mongabay.com 22 Aug 2012

Dry forests disappearing faster than rainforests in Latin America

Mongabay.com 21 Aug 2012

Independent assessment confirms drop in Amazon deforestation for 2011-2012

Mongabay.com 21 Aug 2012

Chart: Forest loss in Latin America

Rhett Ayers Butler 20 Aug 2012

Key mammals dying off in rainforest fragments

Jeremy Hance 15 Aug 2012

Belo Monte mega-dam halted again by high Brazilian court, appeal likely but difficult

Jeremy Hance 15 Aug 2012

United States ranks near bottom on first ever energy efficiency scorecard

Michael Rudolph 15 Aug 2012

Pig iron producers sign zero deforestation pledge after Greenpeace campaign

Mongabay.com 2 Aug 2012

Brazil’s deforestation rate still on decline in 2012?

Rhett Ayers Butler 2 Aug 2012

‘Penis snake’ discovered in Brazil is actually a rare species of amphibian

Rhett Ayers Butler 1 Aug 2012

European Space Agency releases time series showing Amazon deforestation

Mongabay.com 30 Jul 2012

10 African countries to develop satellite-based deforestation tracking systems with help of Brazil

Mongabay.com 30 Jul 2012

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