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Whale stranded 1,000 miles up the Amazon river

Mongabay.com 17 Nov 2007

In the Amazon, primary forest biodiversity tops that of secondary forest, plantations

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Nov 2007

New peccary species discovered by embattled Amazon scientist

Mongabay.com 4 Nov 2007

Amphibian extinction may be worse than thought

Mongabay.com 31 Oct 2007

2007 Amazon fires among worst ever

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Oct 2007

Brazil to search for oil in the Amazon

Mongabay.com 21 Oct 2007
Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest canopy. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

Is Amazon conservation worth more than clearing for cattle or soy?

Rhett Ayers Butler 17 Oct 2007

Amazon rainforest burning “worst” in memory

October 16 16 Oct 2007

South American development plan could destroy the Amazon

Mongabay.com 4 Oct 2007

Fires rage in Amazon rainforest park

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Oct 2007

Brazil’s threatened Atlantic forest may be more resilient than thought

Mongabay.com 6 Sep 2007

Tree resprouting offers hope in former pastures of Brazil’s cerrado

Rhett Ayers Butler 6 Sep 2007

Scientists demand Brazil cease Amazon colonization project

Mongabay.com 27 Aug 2007

Land reform agency sanctions logging in Amazon rainforest park

Mongabay.com 21 Aug 2007

Biofuels driving destruction of Brazilian cerrado

Rhett Ayers Butler 21 Aug 2007

Amazon deforestation in Brazil falls 29% for 2007

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 Aug 2007

Amazon deforestation rate falls to lowest on record

Rhett Ayers Butler 10 Aug 2007

Dr. Marc Van Roosmalen, discover of unknown monkey species, freed in Brazil

Mongabay.com 8 Aug 2007

Primatologist freed but questions remain for Brazil after “attack on science”

Mongabay.com 8 Aug 2007

Scientists demand release of renowned monkey discoverer in Brazil

Mongabay.com 6 Aug 2007

Blue macaw population stages remarkable recovery in Brazil

Mongabay.com 18 Jul 2007

US says Brazilian ethanol doesn’t increase food prices, destroy Amazon rainforest

Mongabay.com 13 Jul 2007

Killers of renowned anthropologist sentenced in Brazil

Mongabay.com 12 Jul 2007

$11B Amazon rainforest dam gets initial approval

Mongabay.com 10 Jul 2007

Poverty and corruption reduce effectiveness of rainforest parks

Mongabay.com 9 Jul 2007

Authorities bust multi-million dollar Amazon logging ring

Mongabay.com 2 Jul 2007

Leading Amazon biologist imprisoned in Brazil; witch-hunt suspected

Rhett Ayers Butler 23 Jun 2007

Brazil debates $11B Amazon dam project

International Herald Tribune 10 Jun 2007

Google helps protect Amazon rainforest

Rhett Ayers Butler 10 Jun 2007

Amazon deforestation rates fall 89% for 2007

Mongabay.com 8 Jun 2007

Amazon tribe blocks major Brazilian highway

Mongabay.com 8 Jun 2007

Archer Daniels Midland announces Amazon biodiesel plant start date

Mongabay.com 8 Jun 2007

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