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Amazon deforestation in 2009 declines to lowest on record

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Jun 2009

Brazil to pay farmers $50/month to plant trees in the Amazon

Mongabay.com 22 Jun 2009

Peru revokes decrees that sparked Amazon Indian uprising

Rhett Ayers Butler 19 Jun 2009

Amazon could lose 60% of forest without triggering catastrophic die-off, claims new study

Mongabay.com 16 Jun 2009

Photos: treasure trove of new species discovered in Ecuador

Jeremy Hance 16 Jun 2009

World Bank revokes loan to Brazilian cattle giant accused of Amazon deforestation

Mongabay.com 13 Jun 2009

Wal-Mart bans beef illegally produced in the Amazon rainforest

Mongabay.com 12 Jun 2009

Amazon deforestation doesn’t make communities richer, better educated, or healthier

Rhett Ayers Butler 11 Jun 2009

Lear’s Macaw: back from the brink

Jeremy Hance 9 Jun 2009

Brazil to sanction illegal colonization in 230,000 sq mi of Amazon rainforest

Mongabay.com 8 Jun 2009

Bill Clinton speaks out for rainforests in Brazil

Jeremy Hance 3 Jun 2009

Brazil’s plan to save the Amazon rainforest

Rhett Ayers Butler 2 Jun 2009

Brazil accounts for 74% of global land area protected since 2003

Mongabay.com 1 Jun 2009

Political infighting in Brazil threatens the Amazon rainforest

Mongabay.com 1 Jun 2009

Nike, Unilever, Burger King, IKEA may unwittingly contribute to Amazon destruction, says Greenpeace

Mongabay.com 1 Jun 2009

Did Malaysia cancel plans for palm oil development in the Amazon?

Mongabay.com 21 May 2009

Chevron faces shareholder rebuke on claims by Amazon rainforest Indians

Mongabay.com 21 May 2009

Peru may take military action against Indians protesting Amazon energy development

Mongabay.com 19 May 2009

Brazil moves closer to legitimizing illegal land-grab in the Amazon

Mongabay.com 17 May 2009

Near-record flooding in the Amazon

Mongabay.com 13 May 2009

Peru gets $120m to protect 212,000 sq mi of Amazon rainforest

Mongabay.com 13 May 2009

New legislation in Brazil opens up road-paving across country, threatening Amazon

Jeremy Hance 21 Apr 2009

Mysterious decline of small mammals in Bolivia may be linked to burning Amazon

Jeremy Hance 19 Apr 2009

Brazil could triple agricultural output without touching the Amazon rainforest

Rhett Ayers Butler 15 Apr 2009

Rainforest soy moratorium shows success in the Brazilian Amazon

Rhett Ayers Butler 15 Apr 2009

Former environment minister Silva honored with prestigious environmental award

Mongabay.com 2 Apr 2009

Brazil: ‘Soy King’, Environment Minister strike deal on Amazon deforestation

Mongabay.com 2 Apr 2009

Amazonian region likely to become savannah due to burning, deforestation

Jeremy Hance 31 Mar 2009

Can carbon credits from REDD compete with palm oil?

Rhett Ayers Butler 30 Mar 2009

Malaysian palm oil targets the Amazon

Mongabay.com 25 Mar 2009

Will palm oil drive deforestation in the Amazon?

Rhett Ayers Butler 23 Mar 2009

Land rights victory for Amazon Indians in Brazil

Mongabay.com 20 Mar 2009

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