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Ecuador’s Choco under siege, but hope remains

Palm oil industry relies on greenwashing to mislead consumers, alleges report

DR Congo to cancel two-thirds of logging contracts due to corruption

Anti-NGO rhetoric in Brazil a response to environmental criticism says environment minister

Indigenous people demand greater say in using forests to fight global warming

Forest conservation can fight climate change and poverty

Chevron loses attempt to reduce payment in suit by Amazon rainforest natives

Slowing global economy will reduce Amazon deforestation

Forest corridors key to maintaining biodiversity in fragmented landscape

‘Children of the Amazon’ looks at cultural loss of Amazon tribe confronted by deforestation

Brazilian government is biggest destroyer of the Amazon rainforest

Palm oil firm becomes first to win eco-certification

CO2 emissions accelerate 400% as world turns to dirtier fuels

Brazil suspends Amazon road project until protected areas established

Brazil plans to cut Amazon deforestation to zero by 2015

Malaysian oil palm firms eye Papua for expansion

Monoculture tree plantations are “green deserts” not forests, say activists

Norway offers $1 billion towards saving the Amazon rainforest

Palawan’s wildlife faces extinction risk due to mining, pet trade

11 species of monkeys discovered in West African biodiversity hotspot

Threatened forest in Kenya home to a diversity of bird life

New rainforest sanctuary in Cameroon already at risk from plantations, hunting

Mangrove destruction for fish trade may undermine fishermen in West Africa

Loss of wildlife is threatening biodiverse forests in northeastern India

Regrowing the Amazon rainforest will require help from bats and birds

Primate conservation may enhance food availability to humans

Malaysian palm oil industry accused of child slavery by the Indonesian government

Rainforest conversion to oil palm causes 83% of wildlife to disappear

Prince Charles says hedge funds could save rainforests

Old growth forests are giant carbon sinks, helping offset emissions

Falling palm oil price makes palm biodiesel viable, may offer target for NGOs

Malaysia pushes Borneo rainforest logging by deposing tribal leaders

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