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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)

Michael Shellenberger’s sloppy Forbes diatribe deceives on Amazon fires (commentary)

Rhett Ayers Butler 27 Aug 2019

Companies sourcing beef, leather from China exposed to Brazil deforestation risk, researchers say

Mongabay.com 27 Aug 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)

DiCaprio joins $5M effort to combat Amazon fires

Mongabay.com 26 Aug 2019

Bolsonaro expresses ‘love’ for Amazon as it burns, offers no policy shift

Thais Borges, Sue Branford 26 Aug 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)

Greenpeace releases dramatic photos of Amazon fires

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Aug 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)

How many fires are burning in the Amazon?

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Aug 2019

Amazon fires trigger protests worldwide

Jill Langlois, Elisângela Mendonça 24 Aug 2019

Half a billion bees dead as Brazil approves hundreds more pesticides

Pedro Grigori - Agência Pública / Repórter Brasil 23 Aug 2019
Fire burning in an area of recent forest clearing in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Courtesy of Planet Labs Inc.

Satellite images from Planet reveal devastating Amazon fires in near real-time

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Aug 2019
At the end of the 2018 fire season in the Amazon Forest, Greenpeace captured this image of forest burning in the Brazilian state of Para. CREDIT: © Daniel Beltrá / Greenpeace

Amazon rainforest fires leave São Paulo in the dark

Ignacio Amigo 21 Aug 2019

Deforestation, climate crisis could crash Amazon tree diversity: study

Jenny Gonzales 18 Aug 2019

Norway freezes support for Amazon Fund; EU/Brazil trade deal at risk?

Sue Branford and Thais Borges 16 Aug 2019

From science to reporting (Insider)

Ignacio Amigo 14 Aug 2019

Germany cuts $39.5 million in environmental funding to Brazil

Karla Mendes 13 Aug 2019

Bolsonaro administration approves 290 new pesticide products for use

Jenny Gonzales 12 Aug 2019
Google Earth satellite image showing a deforestation, legal forest reserves, and agriculture in Rondonia, Brazil.

Bolsonaro can bully on deforestation, but he can’t hide from satellites (commentary)

Rhett Ayers Butler 7 Aug 2019

Amazon indigenous groups feel deserted by Brazil’s public health service

Thais Borges, Sue Branford 5 Aug 2019

Future of Amazon deforestation data in doubt as research head sacked

Karla Mendes 5 Aug 2019

As Amazon deforestation in Brazil rises, Bolsonaro administration attacks the messenger (commentary)

Philip M. Fearnside 3 Aug 2019

New film reveals at-risk ‘uncontacted’ Awá tribe in Brazilian Amazon

Karla Mendes 1 Aug 2019

Study shows how to protect more species for less money in western Amazon

Liz Kimbrough 31 Jul 2019

Deforestation drops in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, but risks remain: experts

Karla Mendes 31 Jul 2019

Authorities investigate murder of indigenous leader in Brazilian Amazon

Thais Borges 30 Jul 2019

West Nile virus lingers longer in birds exposed to light pollution

Mongabay.com 29 Jul 2019

Brazilian Amazon deforestation surge is real despite Bolsonaro’s denial (commentary)

Philip M. Fearnside 29 Jul 2019

Sateré-Mawé

Mongabay.com 19 Jul 2019
Deforestation for soy production in the Bolivian Amazon and Chaco. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

New initiative aims to jump-start stalled drive toward zero deforestation

Sarah Sax 19 Jul 2019

Experts deny alleged manipulation of Amazon satellite deforestation data

Karla Mendes 16 Jul 2019

Yanomami Amazon reserve invaded by 20,000 miners; Bolsonaro fails to act

Sue Branford 12 Jul 2019

Cargill rejects Cerrado soy moratorium, pledges $30 million search for ideas

Sarah Sax 10 Jul 2019

Deadly virus detected in wild frog populations in Brazil

Shreya Dasgupta 9 Jul 2019
Google Earth image showing deforestation around Arara in the state of Para, in the Brazilian Amazon.

As Amazon deforestation rises, sensational headlines play into Bolsonaro’s agenda (commentary)

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Jul 2019

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