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Brazil will forge its own path for developing the Amazon

After acquittal, fear of open season on activists in the Amazon rainforest

Convicted nun-killer freed in the Brazilian Amazon

U.S. climate policy could help save rainforests

U.S. lists the polar bear as threatened, but decision won’t affect emissions rules

Brazil’s environmental minister resigns after losing Amazon fight

Al Gore’s investment firm bets that rainforest conservation will be profitable

Papua signs REDD carbon deal to generate income from rainforest protection

Judge suspends Amazon dam project due to legal questions

Endangered species status of the polar bear to be decided May 15

No sacrifices to ending deforestation in the Amazon, only gains

Brazil prepares to launch attack on NGOs working in the Amazon

Peru fails to investigate murder of Amazon environmental leader

Land invasions undermine Amazon forest law

First wolves killed in Wyoming after species loses ESA protection

Illegal wildlife trade worth $20B/yr

Papua New Guinea to ban log exports by 2010

Amazon environmentalist gunned down in Peru

New rule grants rainforest to mining firms in Indonesia for $80/acre

Fire policy is key to reducing the impact of drought on the Amazon

Amazon riparian zones need to be expanded to protect wildlife finds study

$1 trillion carbon market in the U.S. by 2020 says study

Sumatran tiger faces extinction due to wildlife trade

Madagascar’s tortoises at high risk of extinction in the wild

France blocks controversial rainforest gold mine in French Guiana

Overfishing may hurt Amazon forest trees

Sustainability mandated for biofuels used in the EU

55% of the Amazon may be lost by 2030

Malaysian timber firm fined for illegal rainforest logging in Guyana

E.U. may ban palm oil biodiesel

Sierra Leone bans timber exports

Madagascar increases fines for forest burning

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