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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

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

Jeremy Hance 23 Jul 2014

Roads through the rainforest: an overview of South America’s ‘arc of deforestation’

Dr Liz Kimbrough 21 Jul 2014

Fly and wasp biodiversity in Peru linked to strange defense strategy

Nicholas Barrett 18 Jun 2014

Feather forensics: scientist uses genes to track macaws, aid bird conservation

Elizabeth Devitt 17 Jun 2014

Protecting rainforests could sequester equivalent of a third of global emissions annually

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 Jun 2014

Oil drilling causes widespread contamination in the Amazon rainforest

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 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

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

Jeremy Hance 15 May 2014

New report reveals human rights abuses by corporations, governments in the Amazon

Jordanna Dulaney 14 May 2014

Legal logging concessions drive illegal logging in Peru, threatening forests and indigenous people

Rhett Ayers Butler 17 Apr 2014

Saving rainforests by buying them

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Apr 2014

Several Amazonian tree frog species discovered, where only two existed before

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 18 Mar 2014

Mother of God: meet the 26 year old Indiana Jones of the Amazon, Paul Rosolie

Jeremy Hance 17 Mar 2014

Mountain thermostats: scientists discover surprising climate stabilizer that may be key to the longevity of life on Earth

Dominic Rowland 14 Mar 2014

Photos: Weird aquatic lizard discovered in mountain streams of Peru

Mongabay.com 13 Mar 2014

The price of gold: winners and losers in Latin America’s mining industry

Meghan Walsh 5 Mar 2014

The making of Amazon Gold: once more unto the breach

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 19 Feb 2014

Helping the Amazon’s ‘Jaguar People’ protect their culture and traditional wisdom

Rhett Ayers Butler 11 Feb 2014

Gas company to drill in Manu National Park buffer zone, imperiling indigenous people

David Hill 4 Feb 2014

Total says it will not drill in any World Heritage Sites

Jeremy Hance 3 Feb 2014

287 amphibian and reptile species in Peruvian park sets world record (photos)

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Jan 2014

Red toad discovered in the upper reaches of the Amazon

Mongabay.com 19 Jan 2014

Environmental groups: top secret Pacific trade agreement to sacrifice wildlife, environment

Jeremy Hance 16 Jan 2014

Rainforest news review for 2013

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Dec 2013

Satellites reveal browning mountain forests

Sandhya Sekar 22 Nov 2013

Canopy crusade: world’s highest network of camera traps keeps an eye on animals impacted by gas project

Claire Salisbury 21 Nov 2013

The quicksilver demon: rogue gold-mining is the world’s largest source of mercury pollution

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 20 Nov 2013

Prize exploring the next big idea in rainforest conservation announced

Mongabay.com 16 Nov 2013

Scientists identify 137 protected areas most important for preserving biodiversity

Jeremy Hance 14 Nov 2013

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