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Amazon trees may absorb far less carbon than previously thought: study

Claire Asher 21 Nov 2019

Researchers urge sustainability as palm oil tightens its grip on Latin America

Antonio José Paz Cardona 20 Nov 2019

Brazil works behind scene to greenlight Manaus-Boa Vista transmission line

Caio de Freitas Paes 20 Nov 2019
PORTO VELHO, RONDÔNIA, BRAZIL. Aerial view of burned areas in the Amazon rainforest, in the city of Porto Velho, Rondônia state. (Photo: Victor Moriyama / Greenpeace)

Brazil’s new deforestation numbers confirm the “Bolsonaro Effect” despite denials (commentary)

Philip M. Fearnside 20 Nov 2019
CANDEIRAS DO JAMARI, RONDÔNIA, BRAZIL: Aerial view of a large burned area in the city of Candeiras do Jamari in the state of Rondônia. (Photo: Victor Moriyama / Greenpeace)

Amazon deforestation rises to 11 year high in Brazil

Rhett Ayers Butler 18 Nov 2019

Nearly three months after Brazil oil spill, origins remain uncertain

Zoe Sullivan 18 Nov 2019

Sugarcane threatens Amazon forest and world climate; Brazilian ethanol is not clean (commentary)

Lucas Ferrante, Philip M. Fearnside 18 Nov 2019

Mexico plans huge increase in palm oil production in sensitive ecosystems

Rodrigo Soberanes 14 Nov 2019

Brazil adds deforestation monitoring for all biomes, so long as money lasts

Jenny Gonzales 14 Nov 2019

Deforestation preceded fires in ‘massive’ area of Amazon in 2019

John Cannon 14 Nov 2019

In surprise move, Brazil has removed restrictions on Amazon sugarcane production

Naira Hofmeister 13 Nov 2019

Brazil’s ‘coconut breakers’ feel the squeeze of Cerrado development

Sarah Sax, Maurício Angelo 12 Nov 2019

LIDAR technology leads Brazilian team to 30 story tall Amazon tree

Jenny Gonzales 11 Nov 2019

Fires and greenhouse gases fuel drying of the Amazon

Mongabay.com 11 Nov 2019

Colombian town faces earthquakes, pollution, water shortage as industry expands

Álvaro Avendaño, Diana Velasco 8 Nov 2019

Saving the Gran Chaco: Conservationists demand protection before it’s too late

Rodolfo Chisleanschi 5 Nov 2019

Enforce Brazilian laws to curb criminal Amazon deforestation: study

Karla Mendes, Elisângela Mendonça 4 Nov 2019

‘Guardian of the Forest’ ambushed and murdered in Brazilian Amazon

Karla Mendes 2 Nov 2019

What’s at stake after Chile cancels its hosting of COP25?

Michelle Carrere 1 Nov 2019

China, EU are importing soybeans from unregistered Brazil farms: report

Shanna Hanbury 30 Oct 2019

Ayahuasca tourism an overlooked driver of trade in jaguar body parts, researchers say

Mongabay.com 30 Oct 2019

Can camera traps diagnose the severity of a mystery giraffe skin disease?

Shreya Dasgupta 30 Oct 2019

The tragedy of the fishermen of Ventanas, ‘the Chilean Chernobyl’

Michelle Carrere 29 Oct 2019

’Rampant’ fishing continues as vaquita numbers dwindle

Mongabay.com 29 Oct 2019

Indigenous and riverine communities unite to fight Amazon invaders

Thais Borges, Sue Branford 29 Oct 2019

Indigenous communities ‘robbed’ as land grabbers lay waste to Brazilian rainforest

Ana Ionova 28 Oct 2019

As Bolsonaro meets with Xi, China silent on Brazil environmental crisis

Shanna Hanbury 28 Oct 2019

New species of orange-red praying mantis mimics a wasp

Mongabay.com 25 Oct 2019

As 2019 Amazon fires die down, Brazilian deforestation roars ahead

Sue Branford and Maurício Torres 23 Oct 2019

Malaria surges in deforested parts of the Amazon, study finds

John Cannon 23 Oct 2019

Amazon’s male white bellbird has the loudest recorded call

Mongabay.com 23 Oct 2019

Combining negotiation, legal backing and orchids to create ecotourism reserve

Sarah Foster 22 Oct 2019

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