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Mega-mining project slated for Brazilian Amazon sparks controversy

Thais Borges; Sue Branford; and Mauricio Torres 26 Dec 2019

EU/Chinese soy consumption linked to species impacts in Brazilian Cerrado: study

Sarah Sax 24 Dec 2019

New monkey discovered on “island” amid deforestation in Brazil

Mongabay.com 23 Dec 2019

Antonio Donato Nobre: “The forest is sick and losing its carbon-sequestration capacity”

Sibélia Zanon 23 Dec 2019

Brazil on the precipice: from environmental leader to despoiler (2010-2020)

Sue Branford and Thais Borges 23 Dec 2019

‘The tipping point is here, it is now,’ top Amazon scientists warn

Shanna Hanbury 20 Dec 2019

Illegal gold rush causing ‘irreversible damage’ to rivers in the Brazilian Amazon

Ana Ionova 20 Dec 2019

Paris accord ‘impossible to implement’ if tropical forest loss not stopped

Taran Volckhausen 19 Dec 2019

As pesticide approvals soar, Brazil’s tapirs, bees, other wildlife suffer

Jenny Gonzales 18 Dec 2019

Women from the Xingu Territory unite against threats from Bolsonaro administration

Maria Fernanda Ribeiro, Nádia Pontes 18 Dec 2019
Sunrise in East Kalimantan, Indonesia in 2019. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Tropical forests’ lost decade: the 2010s

Rhett Ayers Butler 17 Dec 2019

COP25: Self-serving G20 spites youth, humanity, world at climate talks

Justin Catanoso 17 Dec 2019

Murders of indigenous leaders in Brazilian Amazon hits highest level in two decades

Shanna Hanbury 14 Dec 2019

COP25: Brazil’s official presence diverges widely from its public persona

Camila Nobrega 13 Dec 2019
Google Earth image showing deforestation south of Santarém, in the state of Pará.

Amazon deforestation paces ahead of recent historical norm

Rhett Ayers Butler 10 Dec 2019

COP25: Laura Vargas inspires with power of faith in defense of forests

Justin Catanoso 10 Dec 2019

Evidence ‘unfounded’ against NGO volunteers accused of setting Amazon fires

Shanna Hanbury 9 Dec 2019

Amazon’s giant South American river turtle holding its own, but risks abound

Jenny Gonzales 6 Dec 2019

Extinct in the wild, a Brazilian bird makes a tentative return to the jungle

Pedro Biondi 2 Dec 2019
PORTO VELHO, RONDÔNIA, BRAZIL. Aerial view of burned areas in the Amazon rainforest, in the city of Porto Velho, Rondônia state. (Photo: Victor Moriyama / Greenpeace)

Brazilian president claims Leonardo DiCaprio funded Amazon fires

Mongabay.com 30 Nov 2019

‘Everything is dying’: Q&A with Brazilian indigenous leader Alessandra Munduruku

Camila Nobrega 27 Nov 2019

Brazil investigates agribusiness bribes to judges for favorable land rulings

Maurício Angelo 27 Nov 2019

Brazil sugarcane growth can meet biofuel need and not drive deforestation: study

Claire Asher 25 Nov 2019

Experts blame Bolsonaro for surge in deforestation, warn of worse to come

Liz Kimbrough 25 Nov 2019

Amazonian tree with human-sized leaves finally gets ID’d as new species

Shreya Dasgupta 22 Nov 2019

Tanker identified as possible Brazil oil spill perpetrator

Zoe Sullivan 22 Nov 2019

Amazon trees may absorb far less carbon than previously thought: study

Claire Asher 21 Nov 2019

Researchers urge sustainability as palm oil tightens its grip on Latin America

Antonio José Paz Cardona 20 Nov 2019

Brazil works behind scene to greenlight Manaus-Boa Vista transmission line

Caio de Freitas Paes 20 Nov 2019
PORTO VELHO, RONDÔNIA, BRAZIL. Aerial view of burned areas in the Amazon rainforest, in the city of Porto Velho, Rondônia state. (Photo: Victor Moriyama / Greenpeace)

Brazil’s new deforestation numbers confirm the “Bolsonaro Effect” despite denials (commentary)

Philip M. Fearnside 20 Nov 2019
CANDEIRAS DO JAMARI, RONDÔNIA, BRAZIL: Aerial view of a large burned area in the city of Candeiras do Jamari in the state of Rondônia. (Photo: Victor Moriyama / Greenpeace)

Amazon deforestation rises to 11 year high in Brazil

Rhett Ayers Butler 18 Nov 2019

Nearly three months after Brazil oil spill, origins remain uncertain

Zoe Sullivan 18 Nov 2019

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