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Deforestation for pulp and paper production in Sumatra. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Norway starts $400-million fund to halt deforestation, help farmers

Mongabay 31 Jan 2017

Deforestation rises with incomes in developing economies

John Cannon 30 Jan 2017

Record heat and drought seen in Amazon during 2015-16 El Niño

Claire Salisbury 30 Jan 2017

‘Revolutionary’ new biodiversity maps reveal big gaps in conservation

John Cannon 27 Jan 2017

Court dismisses Ecuadorian government bid to shut down environmental NGO

Daniela Aguilar 26 Jan 2017

Primates face impending extinction – what’s next?

Russell A. Mittermeier, Anthony B. Rylands 24 Jan 2017

Guyana focuses deforestation prevention efforts on conservation and management

Gaulbert Sutherland 24 Jan 2017

Study finds that carbon finance is not a one-size-fits-all solution to deforestation

Mike Gaworecki 23 Jan 2017

‘Running out of time’: 60 percent of primates sliding toward extinction

John Cannon 19 Jan 2017

Is Brazil green washing hydropower? The case of the Teles Pires dam

Sue Branford, Mauricio Torres 18 Jan 2017

New species of poison frog discovered in Amazonian slopes of Andes in southeastern Peru

Mike Gaworecki 17 Jan 2017

‘Last frontiers of wilderness’: Intact forest plummets globally

John Cannon 13 Jan 2017

‘Day of Terror’: Munduruku village attacked by Brazil’s Federal Police

Sue Branford, Mauricio Torres 11 Jan 2017

Newscast #9: Joel Berger on overlooked ‘edge species’ that deserve conservation

Mike Gaworecki 10 Jan 2017

New maps show how our consumption impacts wildlife thousands of miles away

Shreya Dasgupta 6 Jan 2017

The end of a People: Amazon dam destroys sacred Munduruku “Heaven”

Sue Branford, Mauricio Torres 5 Jan 2017

What to expect for rainforests in 2017

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Jan 2017

Battle for the Amazon: Tapajós Basin threatened by massive development

Sue Branford, Mauricio Torres 3 Jan 2017
Renowned chef Alex Atala’s golden Amazonian ant over coconut meringue. Courtesy Netflix Chef’s Table and Chef Table Season 2. Photo by Zhana Leeson

Food from Brazil’s Amazon finds its way to metropolitan tables

Carolina Torres 2 Jan 2017

The year in tropical rainforests: 2016

Rhett Ayers Butler 31 Dec 2016

Protest against oil pollution ends with accords on pipeline inspection, remediation, compensation

Barbara Fraser 28 Dec 2016

What do experts have to say about Latin American wildlife trafficking?

Alexa Eunoé Vélez Zuazo 23 Dec 2016

Temer government set to overthrow Brazil’s environmental agenda

Sue Branford, Mauricio Torres 21 Dec 2016

Wildlife for sale: Jaguars are the new trafficking victims in Bolivia

Miriam Telma Jemio 20 Dec 2016

Wildlife for sale: Is it possible to win the fight in Ecuador?

Isabel Riofrio 16 Dec 2016

Resource wars: Brazilian gold miners go up against indigenous people

Zoe Sullivan 15 Dec 2016

‘Where do you draw the line?’: Q&A with director of documentary about Amazonian community fighting oil extraction

Mike Gaworecki 14 Dec 2016

Wildlife for sale: An illegal activity out of control in Peru?

Dan Collyns 14 Dec 2016

Companies need to do more to avoid deforestation, study finds

John Cannon 10 Dec 2016

Brazil’s dispossessed: Belo Monte dam ruinous for indigenous cultures

Zoe Sullivan 8 Dec 2016

Brazil pledges ‘largest restoration commitment ever made’

John Cannon 8 Dec 2016

Study points to El Niño-like global connections between forests

John Cannon 7 Dec 2016

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