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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

Rebranded as the Rainforest Trust, green group launches push to protect 6M acres of Amazon rainforest

Mongabay.com 30 Oct 2013

Gold mining in the Amazon rainforest surges 400%

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Oct 2013

Fishermen illegally killing dolphins for shark-bait in Peru (video)

Dan Collyns 23 Oct 2013

Map reveals gas company flying over Manu National Park

David Hill 17 Oct 2013

Featured video: 22-year-old produces documentary on the Peruvian Amazon

Jeremy Hance 15 Oct 2013

3 Peruvian states join sub-national push for REDD+

Mongabay.com 11 Oct 2013

Video of Amazon gold mining devastation goes viral in Peru

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Sep 2013

Climate change could kill off Andean cloud forests, home to thousands of species found nowhere else

Jeremy Hance 18 Sep 2013

Scientists discover that threatened bird migrates entirely within Amazon Basin

Jeremy Hance 11 Sep 2013

Satellite reveals ‘hidden’ 1000-ha oil palm plantation in Amazon rainforest in Peru

Rhett Ayers Butler 6 Sep 2013

Isolated Amazonian tribe makes another appearance in Peru (video)

Jeremy Hance 26 Aug 2013

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