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Emissions from rainforest logging average 16% of those from deforestation

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Apr 2014

Forgotten species: the arapaima or ‘dinosaur fish’

Jeremy Hance 15 Jul 2013

Deforestation rates for Amazon countries outside Brazil

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Jun 2013

Miners win ruling over indigenous groups in Guyana

Jeremy Hance 29 Jan 2013

The year in rainforests

Rhett Ayers Butler 31 Dec 2012

New forest map shows 6% of Amazon deforested between 2000 and 2010

Mongabay.com 21 Sep 2012

Guyana rainforests secure trust fund

Jeremy Hance 30 Jul 2012

Guyanese tribe maps Connecticut-sized rainforest for land rights

Jeremy Hance 7 Feb 2012

Indigenous technicians scour Amazonia to help researchers track wildlife populations

Daniela Hernandez 9 Nov 2011

World Atlas of Mangroves: A Book Review

Gabriel Thoumi 14 Apr 2011

Greenpeace says McKinsey’s REDD+ work could encourage deforestation

Mongabay.com 7 Apr 2011

Prominent indigenous leader gets death threats in Guyana

Mongabay.com 17 Dec 2010

Guyana: where’s the money pledged for saving rainforests?

Mongabay.com 9 Dec 2010

Rainforests, wildlife preserved by indigenous spiritual beliefs

Keith Rozendal 15 Nov 2010

Deforestation jumps, but Guyana nonetheless qualifies for REDD payment

Mongabay.com 7 Nov 2010

Guyana bans gold mining in the ‘Land of the Giants’

Jeremy Hance 1 Mar 2010

Guyana to increase oversight of gold mining under deal to save forests with Norway

Jeremy Hance 21 Dec 2009

New tree species discovered in Guyana is rich source of oil

Rhett Ayers Butler 9 Dec 2009

Guyana expedition finds biodiversity trove in area slated for oil and gas development, an interview with Robert Pickles

Jeremy Hance 29 Nov 2009

No-shows among South American leaders at Amazon summit

Mongabay.com 27 Nov 2009

Norway to give Guyana up to $250M for rainforest conservation

Rhett Ayers Butler 9 Nov 2009

Roads are enablers of rainforest destruction

Rhett Ayers Butler 24 Sep 2009

REDD readiness plans for Panama, Guyana approved but rejected for Indonesia

Mongabay.com 2 Jul 2009

Norway emerges as champion of rainforest conservation

Rhett Ayers Butler 19 Mar 2009

Amazon rainforest in big trouble, says UN

Mongabay.com 19 Feb 2009

Payments for eco services could save the Amazon

Mongabay.com 12 Feb 2009

Norway to pay Guyana to save its rainforests

Mongabay.com 5 Feb 2009

Markets could save rainforests: an interview with Andrew Mitchell

Rhett Ayers Butler 17 Aug 2008

14 countries win REDD funding to protect tropical forests

Mongabay.com 24 Jul 2008

600 species of mushrooms discovered in Guyana

Jeremy Hance 21 Jul 2008

Implementing a butterfly farm: Iwokrama reserve’s latest sustainable initiative

Jeremy Hance 20 Jul 2008

Geology, climate links make Guiana Shield region particularly sensitive to change

Mongabay.com 14 Jun 2008

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