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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

Brazil decree opens tribal lands to mining, dams in ‘national interest’

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Jul 2012

Indigenous tribes hold 3 engineers hostage over Belo Monte dam

Jeremy Hance 26 Jul 2012

Brazil cripples illegal gold mining operations in indigenous territory

Jeremy Hance 18 Jul 2012

Over 500 dead penguins wash up in Brazil, cause under investigation

Jeremy Hance 17 Jul 2012

Still time to save most species in the Brazilian Amazon

Jeremy Hance 12 Jul 2012

Indigenous tribes end occupation of Belo Monte

Jeremy Hance 12 Jul 2012

Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru get big boost in deforestation tracking, biomass measurement

Rhett Ayers Butler 11 Jul 2012

Indigenous leaders demand suspension of Belo Monte dam

Mongabay.com 10 Jul 2012

Vale’s $1 trillion iron mine in the Amazon wins approval

Mongabay.com 9 Jul 2012

Indigenous tribes occupy Belo Monte dam for over 10 days

Jeremy Hance 3 Jul 2012

96 percent of the world’s species remain unevaluated by the Red List

Jeremy Hance 28 Jun 2012

Brazil’s environmental leadership at risk, warn scientists

Mongabay.com 26 Jun 2012

Agricultural area larger than Texas has been ‘land-grabbed’

Jeremy Hance 26 Jun 2012

Dams are ‘centerpiece of greenwashing’ in the Amazon

Mongabay.com 25 Jun 2012

Small farmers cause substantial damage in the Amazon rainforest

Mongabay.com 25 Jun 2012

Deforestation accounts for 10 percent of global carbon emissions, argues new study

Mongabay.com 21 Jun 2012

Cowards at Rio?: organizations decry ‘pathetic’ agreement

Jeremy Hance 20 Jun 2012

Protecting jaguars a good business decision for ranchers

Mongabay.com 20 Jun 2012

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