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A fire in the Peruvian Amazon. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler.

The Amazon lost an area of primary forest larger than Israel in 2020, new analysis finds

Morgan Erickson-Davis 28 Jan 2021
Squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) play in the trees, along the Yasuni river. Image by Kimberley Brown for Mongabay.

France contributes to protection of Amazon stronghold, Yasuní National Park

Vincent Ricci 27 Jan 2021

Lasers find forest gaps to aid tree mortality studies in Brazilian Amazon

Liz Kimbrough 26 Jan 2021
Cesar, a Matses shaman. Photo courtesy of Acaté.

Investment in Indigenous peoples’ knowledge can drive their economic growth (commentary)

Tatiana Botelho 26 Jan 2021

Amazon is on the brink of turning into a carbon source, study warns

Mongabay.com 25 Jan 2021

Indigenous groups blast Amazon state’s plan to legalize wildcat mining

Sam Cowie 22 Jan 2021

In ‘dire’ plea, Brazil’s Amazonas state appeals for global COVID assistance

Sue Branford and Thais Borges 21 Jan 2021

Well, hello there: Glass frogs ‘wave’ to communicate near noisy waterfalls

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 21 Jan 2021

Brazil’s collapsing health service, new COVID variant, raise Indigenous risk

Sue Branford and Thais Borges 20 Jan 2021
Gold mining is a major threat to the forests and biodiversity of the Peruvian Amazon, including protected areas. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Environmental assassinations bad for business, new research shows

Genevieve Belmaker 20 Jan 2021

Big cat comeback: Jaguars prowl Argentina’s Iberá Wetlands after 70 years

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 20 Jan 2021
Photo by the members of the community of Santa Martha.

Indigenous Cacataibo of Peru threatened by land grabbing and drug trade

Enrique Vera 15 Jan 2021
Photo: The newly discovered orchid, Epidendrum katarun-yariku. Image courtesy of Mateusz Wrazidlo.

New orchid species from Guiana Highlands named by Indigenous group

Liz Kimbrough 15 Jan 2021

Brazil elections boost environmental violators to high office in Amazon

Aline Maciel, Bianca Muniz, Bruno Fonseca, Ciro Barros from Agência Pública 15 Jan 2021
Rainforest in Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

What are the tropical forest storylines to watch in 2021?

Mike Gaworecki 13 Jan 2021

Indigenous agroforestry revives profitable palm trees and the Atlantic Forest

Xavier Bartaburu 13 Jan 2021

Patches of Amazon untouched by humans still feel impact of climate change

Dimas Marques 13 Jan 2021
Deforestation for cattle ranching in the Brazilian Amazon. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

California-sized area of forest lost in just 14 years

Mongabay.com 13 Jan 2021
Deforestation for soy in the Amazon. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

Monitoring tropical deforestation is now free and easy

Liz Kimbrough 12 Jan 2021

Seeking a sanctuary for Peru’s sea life: Q&A with Yuri Hooker

Michelle Carrere 12 Jan 2021

First COVID-19 cases in zoo gorillas raise alarm about wild populations

Mongabay.com 12 Jan 2021
Despite the fear instilled by the armed narco-terrorist groups, the Indigenous Siona have organized to monitor their territory and prevent further deforestation. Photo: Mateo Barriga Salazar / Amazon Frontlines

Colombian and Ecuadorian Indigenous communities live in fear as drug traffickers invade

Ana Cristina Basantes 8 Jan 2021

Lack of protection leaves Spain-size swath of Brazilian Amazon up for grabs

Jenny Gonzales 8 Jan 2021
Blue Anole from Colombia. Photo by Thomas Marent

For Latin America’s environmental defenders, Escazú Agreement is a voice and a shield

Genevieve Glatsky 7 Jan 2021
: Scarab beetles on little white flowers in the canopy. Image by Susan Kirmse (CC BY-ND).

Canopy beetles and flowering trees rely on each other in the Amazon, study

Liz Kimbrough 6 Jan 2021
Gentoo penguins watching an iceberg. Image credit: Mongabay

We’re approaching critical climate tipping points: Q&A with Tim Lenton

Rhett Ayers Butler 6 Jan 2021
Rainforest mantis in Suriname. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

Rainforests: 11 things to watch in 2021

Rhett Ayers Butler 1 Jan 2021

Industrial agriculture threatens a wetland oasis in Bolivia

Gustavo Jiménez Gonzáles 30 Dec 2020

Colombia’s sustainable forestry drive boosts biodiversity and business

Dimitri Selibas 30 Dec 2020

Geography on the plate: The culinary rediscovery of Colombia’s biodiversity

Aurora Solá 29 Dec 2020

Illegal deforestation rises in South America’s Indigenous territories, parks

Vanessa Romo 29 Dec 2020
Blackwater oxbow lake, rainforest, and a whitewater river in the Amazon. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

How the pandemic impacted rainforests in 2020: a year in review

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Dec 2020

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