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Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Photo by Rhett A Butler

Amazon deforestation jumps in Brazil, but remains historically low

Rhett Ayers Butler 27 Nov 2015

Success! Biologists may have found a way to eliminate amphibian-killing fungus in the wild

Shreya Dasgupta 24 Nov 2015

Eden Besieged: Amazonia’s Matchless Wildlife Pillaged by Traffickers

William H. Funk 23 Nov 2015

Rapidly-spreading fire destroyed over half of the Amazon forest in the Brazilian state of Maranhão

Carolina Torres 18 Nov 2015

To tackle climate change cheaply, first secure indigenous forest rights

Sandra Cuffe 17 Nov 2015

Increased deforestation in the Amazon could mean far less rainfall

Mike Gaworecki 17 Nov 2015

Key forest countries’ climate pledges fall short on emissions from land use and deforestation

Mike Gaworecki 13 Nov 2015

Brazil climate change report warns of failed hydropower and crops

Sue Branford 9 Nov 2015

Reforestation contributed more than $5 billion to Brazil’s economy

Mike Gaworecki 6 Nov 2015

There have been more than 11,000 fires in just one region of the Brazilian Amazon this year

Mike Gaworecki 5 Nov 2015

São Paolo Trafficking: Smuggling Brazil’s Wildlife

Sharon Guynup 28 Oct 2015

Three Amazon nations, three approaches to reducing deforestation

Julian Smith 22 Oct 2015

Brazil poised to break global moratorium on GM Terminator seeds

Sue Branford 20 Oct 2015

Tracking the tiny: Harmonic direction finders aid study of small amphibians  

Sean Mowbray 14 Oct 2015

1.4 million Brazilians co-sign zero deforestation bill submitted to Brazil’s Congress

Mike Gaworecki 13 Oct 2015

The Muriqui: Brazil’s critically endangered “hippie monkey” hangs tough

Elizabeth Devitt 12 Oct 2015
Map of historic deforestation in the Amazon rainforest since 1970

Deforestation declines in the Amazon rainforest

Rhett Ayers Butler 6 Oct 2015

Brazil to cut emissions 300 million tons by 2030

Mongabay.com 2 Oct 2015

Match the footprint: error-prone method of identifying wild cats

Shreya Dasgupta 29 Sep 2015

An alternative to help companies fulfill zero deforestation pledges

Mike Gaworecki 28 Sep 2015
In the last 25 years, that land has been continuously trespassed by illegal loggers – a threat not only to the forest itself, but to the Indians, victims of life threats, attempts and murders. Tired of waiting for the Brazilian government to take action even after several reports, the Ka’apor people developed an independent project to monitor and cast out trespassers from their land. After a request for help, Greenpeace joined the Ka’apor to boost that surveillance plan with the aid of technology, like trackers and trap cams, which could be installed by the Ka’apor themselves. Fronteira da Terra Indígena Alto Turiaçu, do povo Ka’apor, com o avanço do desmatamento em áreas vizinhas, no estado do Maranhão. Distribuída em cerca de 530 mil hectares, a Terra Indígena Alto Turiaçu, do povo Ka’apor, representa uma das últimas extensões de floresta amazônica no Maranhão. Nos últimos 25 anos, esse território tem sido continuamente invadido por madeireiros ilegais, que representam não apenas uma ameaça à floresta, mas também aos índios, vítimas frequentes de ameaças, assassinatos e atentados contra as suas lideranças. Cansados de esperar por uma atitude das autoridades brasileiras depois de inúmeras denúncias, os Ka’apor desenvolveram um projeto independente de monitoramento para expulsar os invasores de suas terras. Atendendo a um pedido de ajuda desse povo o Greenpeace auxiliou o povo Ka’apor a agregar a esse sistema de autovigilância o uso de tecnologias, como rastreadores e trap cams, que poderiam ser implementadas pelos próprios indígenas e fornecer evidências mais contundentes e pressionar ainda mais o governo brasileiro. Agosto de 2015.

Indigenous group, Greenpeace partner to track illegal logging in the Amazon

Caleb O'Brien 26 Sep 2015

Belo Monte dam denied operating license by Brazilian regulators

Mike Gaworecki 25 Sep 2015

UN study warns agricultural subsidies are threatening forests and conservation programs

John Cannon 24 Sep 2015

2015 Equator Prize winners span 19 countries

Mongabay.com 21 Sep 2015

Cargill commits to removing deforestation from supply chain by 2030

Mike Gaworecki 18 Sep 2015

Reduced deforestation in Brazil saves thousands of lives

Mike Gaworecki 16 Sep 2015

The jig is up: copycat woodpecker unmasked by genetics

Morgan Erickson-Davis 16 Sep 2015

Norway pays Brazil $1B to fulfill pledge for curbing deforestation

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Sep 2015

Agrarian settlements causing massive deforestation in Brazil: ‘Much more damage may be done’

Mike Gaworecki 10 Sep 2015
Pittsfield State Forest in Massachusetts. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

How many trees are cut down every year?

Rhett Ayers Butler 2 Sep 2015
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Photo by Rhett A Butler

Brazil’s deforestation alert system reports surge in Amazon forest clearing

Rhett Ayers Butler 1 Sep 2015

400+ dams could irrevocably harm Amazon ecology — but solutions exist

Julian Smith 28 Aug 2015

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