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Brazil’s planned Tapajós dams would increase Amazon deforestation by 1M ha

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Sep 2014

Brazil confirms last year’s rise in Amazon deforestation

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Sep 2014

Conservationist, indigenous leader killed in plane crash in Colombia

Rhett Ayers Butler 7 Sep 2014

Conservationists use social media to take on Peru’s booming illegal wildlife trade

Shreya Dasgupta 4 Sep 2014

REDD+ versus indigenous people? Why a tribe in Panama rejected pay for their carbon-rich forests

Ruxandra Guidi - Mongabay.org Special Reporting Initiative Fellow 4 Sep 2014

Scientists uncover five new species of ‘toupee’ monkeys in the Amazon

Jeremy Hance 2 Sep 2014

How do we save the world’s vanishing old-growth forests?

Jeremy Hance 26 Aug 2014

95% of Amazon deforestation happens near roads or major rivers

Mongabay.com 5 Aug 2014

Stunning high-resolution map reveals secrets of Peru’s forests

Rhett Ayers Butler 30 Jul 2014

Peruvian oil spill sparks concern in indigenous rainforest community

Mongabay.com 29 Jul 2014

Short-eared dog? Uncovering the secrets of one of the Amazon’s most mysterious mammals

Jeremy Hance 28 Jul 2014

Targeted enforcement saved a Massachusetts-worth of Amazon rainforest in 3 years

Mongabay.com 24 Jul 2014

Brazil could meet all its food demand by 2040 without cutting down another tree

Mongabay.com 24 Jul 2014

Peru slashes environmental protections to attract more mining and fossil fuel investment

Jeremy Hance 23 Jul 2014

Rare bird paradise protected in war-torn Colombian mountain range (photos)

Jeremy Hance 22 Jul 2014

Coastal wildlife paradise declared biosphere reserve in Argentina (PHOTOS)

Jeremy Hance 15 Jul 2014

Only 15 percent of world’s biodiversity hotspots left intact

Jeremy Hance 14 Jul 2014

A garden or a wilderness? One-fifth of the Amazon may have been savannah before the arrival of Europeans

Jeremy Hance 9 Jul 2014

Booming populations, rising economies, threatened biodiversity: the tropics will never be the same

Jeremy Hance 7 Jul 2014

On babies and motherhood: how giant armadillos are surprising scientists (photos)

Jeremy Hance 1 Jul 2014

Camera trap captures first ever video of rarely-seen bird in the Amazon…and much more

Jeremy Hance 17 Jun 2014

Next big idea in forest conservation? Learning from innovations to make REDD+ work

Dr Liz Kimbrough 12 Jun 2014

Chile drops hugely controversial mega-dam project in wild Patagonia

Jeremy Hance 12 Jun 2014

In cutting deforestation, Brazil leads world in reducing emissions

Rhett Ayers Butler 5 Jun 2014

Oil company breaks agreement, builds big roads in Yasuni rainforest

Jeremy Hance 5 Jun 2014

Intact Amazon forests show possible signs of global warming impact

Mongabay.com 4 Jun 2014

Guatemala establishes new reserve for endangered animals

Mongabay.com 4 Jun 2014

After throwing out referendum, Ecuador approves oil drilling in Yasuni’s embattled heart

Jeremy Hance 2 Jun 2014

Of jaguars and loggers: new film to showcase one of the least-known regions in the deep Amazon

Jeremy Hance 2 Jun 2014

Emerald-faced reptile discovered in Ecuador

Mongabay.com 23 May 2014

Happy Amazon: $215 million raised for world’s largest protected area network

Jeremy Hance 21 May 2014

53 indigenous activists on trial for police-protester massacre in Peru

Jeremy Hance 15 May 2014

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