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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

Photo: Human canvas on Rio beach protests Brazil’s dam-building spree in the Amazon

Mongabay.com 20 Jun 2012

Near-real time Amazon deforestation alert system added to Google Earth Engine

Mongabay.com 20 Jun 2012

Over 700 people killed defending forest and land rights in past ten years

Jeremy Hance 19 Jun 2012

U.S., others commit to restoring 45 million acres of native forests

Mongabay.com 19 Jun 2012

WWF: biggest villain at Rio+20 is Canada

Jeremy Hance 18 Jun 2012

Experts: ignoring climate change at Rio+20 makes other goals “meaningless”

Jeremy Hance 18 Jun 2012

Protesters dig canal through Belo Monte dam in Brazil (Photos)

Mongabay.com 16 Jun 2012

WWF: only Brazil can save Rio+20 summit

Mongabay.com 16 Jun 2012

World failing to meet promises on the oceans

Jeremy Hance 14 Jun 2012

Featured video: the Rio speech heard round the world

Jeremy Hance 14 Jun 2012

Animal picture of the day: the beautiful black-necked swan (and babies)

Jeremy Hance 12 Jun 2012

Brazilian beef giant on defensive on its Amazon sourcing practices

Mongabay.com 8 Jun 2012

Brazil finalizes 2011 deforestation data

Mongabay.com 6 Jun 2012

Environmentalists should turn Rio summit into their Tahrir Square, says Marina Silva

Mongabay.com 6 Jun 2012

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