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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

Shrinking sea ice in the Arctic opens new pathways for animal disease

Mongabay.com 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
The reed frog (Hyperolius molleri) is endemic to the island of São Tomé off the coast of Central Africa and was one of the species sampled in the study. Photo by Andrew Stanbridge

Rapid genetic test traces spread of fungus that kills frogs, reveals new strain in Southeast Asia

Jonathan Wosen 25 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

Sugarcane threatens Amazon forest and world climate; Brazilian ethanol is not clean (commentary)

Lucas Ferrante, Philip M. Fearnside 18 Nov 2019

Brazil adds deforestation monitoring for all biomes, so long as money lasts

Jenny Gonzales 14 Nov 2019

In surprise move, Brazil has removed restrictions on Amazon sugarcane production

Naira Hofmeister 13 Nov 2019

Brazil’s ‘coconut breakers’ feel the squeeze of Cerrado development

Sarah Sax, Maurício Angelo 12 Nov 2019

LIDAR technology leads Brazilian team to 30 story tall Amazon tree

Jenny Gonzales 11 Nov 2019

Enforce Brazilian laws to curb criminal Amazon deforestation: study

Karla Mendes, Elisângela Mendonça 4 Nov 2019

‘Guardian of the Forest’ ambushed and murdered in Brazilian Amazon

Karla Mendes 2 Nov 2019

China, EU are importing soybeans from unregistered Brazil farms: report

Shanna Hanbury 30 Oct 2019

Can camera traps diagnose the severity of a mystery giraffe skin disease?

Shreya Dasgupta 30 Oct 2019

Indigenous and riverine communities unite to fight Amazon invaders

Thais Borges and Sue Branford 29 Oct 2019

Indigenous communities ‘robbed’ as land grabbers lay waste to Brazilian rainforest

Ana Ionova 28 Oct 2019

As Bolsonaro meets with Xi, China silent on Brazil environmental crisis

Shanna Hanbury 28 Oct 2019

As 2019 Amazon fires die down, Brazilian deforestation roars ahead

Sue Branford and Maurício Torres 23 Oct 2019

Malaria surges in deforested parts of the Amazon, study finds

John Cannon 23 Oct 2019

Amazon’s male white bellbird has the loudest recorded call

Mongabay.com 23 Oct 2019

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