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20% of Amazon timber illegally harvested from protected areas

Brazil fines 24 ethanol producers for illegal forest clearing

Rainforest destruction becomes industry-driven, concentrated geographically

Amazon soy moratorium extended; may be expanded to other products

More than 8% of the Brazilian Amazon is illegally owned

Kayapo tribe gets trust fund for Amazon protection

Rare golden primates help speed recovery of endangered Brazilian forest

Brazil creates 3 Amazon parks

Amazon beef producer creates eco-certified meat product with help of scientists

Brazil’s new environmental minister blames ranchers for surge in Amazon deforestation

Photos of arrow-wielding uncontacted tribe in the Amazon rainforest

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

A billion trees to be planted in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest over the next 7 years

Land invasions undermine Amazon forest law

Amazon soy ban seems to be effective in reducing explicit deforestation

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

Deforestation causes snake invasion in the Amazon

Emissions from deforestation offset by increased tree growth in the Amazon

Half the Amazon rainforest will be lost within 20 years

Greenhouse gas emissions have already caused the Amazon to dry

Small fires a big threat to Amazon rainforest biodiversity

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