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Pictures of uncontacted Indian tribe in the Amazon (update)

40 arrested in illegal timber raid in the Brazilian Amazon

Brazil to establish huge Amazon preservation fund

Brazil will forge its own path for developing the Amazon

After acquittal, fear of open season on activists in the Amazon rainforest

Convicted nun-killer freed in the Brazilian Amazon

Brazil’s environmental minister resigns after losing Amazon fight

No sacrifices to ending deforestation in the Amazon, only gains

‘Soy King’ says Amazon deforestation could help solve global food crisis

Brazil prepares to launch attack on NGOs working in the Amazon

Fruit-eating bats ingest dirt to counter toxic plant compounds

Amazon farming technique may fight global warming

Rainforest peoples form alliance to demand payments for forest carbon credits

Land invasions undermine Amazon forest law

Amazon soy ban seems to be effective in reducing explicit deforestation

Investing to save rainforests

Private equity firm buys rights to ecosystem services of Guyana rainforest

Railroad could reduce Amazon deforestation relative to proposed highway

Industry-driven road-building to fuel Amazon deforestation

Cellulosic energy may trigger dramatic collapse in the Amazon

Skoll Foundation puts $1M toward indigenous groups, conservation in the Amazon

Deforestation causes snake invasion in the Amazon

Emissions from deforestation offset by increased tree growth in the Amazon

How accurate is long-term climatology data from the Amazon?

Half the Amazon rainforest will be lost within 20 years

Greenhouse gas emissions have already caused the Amazon to dry

Complete map of world forests to help REDD carbon trading initiative

Small fires a big threat to Amazon rainforest biodiversity

Carbon trading could protect forests, reduce rural poverty

Reducing deforestation rates 10% could generate $13B in carbon trading under REDD

Amazon rainfall linked to Atlantic Ocean temperature

Deforestation a greater threat to the Amazon than global warming

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