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Deforestation increase dovetails with armed conflict in Colombia, study finds

Antonio José Paz Cardona 18 Sep 2019

Indigenous communities, wildlife under threat as farms invade Nicaraguan reserve

Taran Volckhausen 17 Sep 2019

Interfaith leaders step up to protect the world’s ‘sacred’ rainforests

Justin Catanoso 17 Sep 2019

Mexican officials battle a tide of fire eating away at a protected reserve

Maxwell Radwin 16 Sep 2019

Going the extra mile (Insider)

James Fair 16 Sep 2019

‘A green desert’: Mammals take a hit in Colombia’s oil palm plantations

Megan Stannard 16 Sep 2019

Shocking news: There are actually three species of electric eel in the Amazon, not one

Mongabay.com 13 Sep 2019

Expand or Intensify? Balancing biodiversity and rising food needs: study

Liz Kimbrough 13 Sep 2019

Worldwide deforestation rising despite bold commitments, report finds

Mongabay.com 13 Sep 2019

Decolonizing trees in a tropical city to nurture multi-cultural identity

Carinya Sharples 13 Sep 2019

REDD+ more competitive than critics believe, study finds

John Cannon 12 Sep 2019
Fires burning in the state of Pará, Brazil on August 16, 2019. Courtesy of Planet Labs Inc.

Brazilian Amazon fires scientifically linked to 2019 deforestation: report

Karla Mendes 11 Sep 2019

Chilean band Newen Afrobeat sings of a future it hopes to see

Erik Hoffner 10 Sep 2019

Camera trap study reveals Amazon ocelot’s survival strategies

Claire Asher 10 Sep 2019
Drone view of Chiquitano forest recently deforested on the edge of the Bolivian Amazon for soy production. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

Pro-deforestation policies could be ruinous for farmers (commentary)

Rhett Ayers Butler 10 Sep 2019

Private sector could play outsized role in Cerrado conservation: study

Sarah Sax 9 Sep 2019

State governors support Bolsonaro’s Amazon mining, agribusiness plans

Jenny Gonzales 9 Sep 2019

Disaster strikes in Bolivia as fires lay waste to unique forests

Carolina Méndez, Isabel Mercado 6 Sep 2019

Amazon deforestation and development heighten Amazon fire risk: study

Sarah Sax 6 Sep 2019

Fires in Brazil’s Amazon have devastating consequences

Antonio José Paz Cardona 6 Sep 2019

New monkey species found in Amazon forest area that’s fast disappearing

Shreya Dasgupta 5 Sep 2019

New report reveals northern Ecuadorian region has lost 61 percent of forests

Antonio José Paz Cardona 4 Sep 2019

Giant Norway pension fund weighs Brazil divestment over Amazon deforestation

Zoe Sullivan 3 Sep 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)

Brazil’s satellite agency resumes releasing deforestation data

Rhett Ayers Butler 1 Sep 2019

Brazilian response to Bolsonaro policies and Amazon fires grows

Sue Branford 30 Aug 2019

Latin America saw most murdered environmental defenders in 2018

Yvette Sierra Praeli 29 Aug 2019

Misinformation and blame spread concerning sources of Amazon fires

Jenny Gonzales 28 Aug 2019
Andean cock of the rock bird in Manu. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

New road risks Pandora’s box of disruption in world’s most biodiverse national park (commentary)

William Laurance, Penny van Oosterzee 28 Aug 2019
Copernicus / Landsat image of the Amazon River as seen via Google Earth.

A healthy and productive Amazon is the foundation of Brazil’s sovereignty (commentary)

Rhett Ayers Butler 27 Aug 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)

Michael Shellenberger’s sloppy Forbes diatribe deceives on Amazon fires (commentary)

Rhett Ayers Butler 27 Aug 2019

Companies sourcing beef, leather from China exposed to Brazil deforestation risk, researchers say

Mongabay.com 27 Aug 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)

DiCaprio joins $5M effort to combat Amazon fires

Mongabay.com 26 Aug 2019

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