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

Mongabay.com 3 Jun 2008

Photos of arrow-wielding uncontacted tribe in the Amazon rainforest

Mongabay.com 30 May 2008

Pictures of uncontacted Indian tribe in the Amazon (update)

Mongabay.com 30 May 2008

40 arrested in illegal timber raid in the Brazilian Amazon

Mongabay.com 29 May 2008

Brazil to establish huge Amazon preservation fund

Mongabay.com 29 May 2008

Brazil will forge its own path for developing the Amazon

Mongabay.com 15 May 2008

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

Michael Astor 14 May 2008

Convicted nun-killer freed in the Brazilian Amazon

Mongabay.com 14 May 2008

Brazil’s environmental minister resigns after losing Amazon fight

Mongabay.com 14 May 2008

No sacrifices to ending deforestation in the Amazon, only gains

Jeremy Hance 29 Apr 2008

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

Mongabay.com 28 Apr 2008

Brazil prepares to launch attack on NGOs working in the Amazon

Mongabay.com 27 Apr 2008

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

Jeremy Hance 22 Apr 2008

Land invasions undermine Amazon forest law

Rhett Ayers Butler 3 Apr 2008

Amazon soy ban seems to be effective in reducing explicit deforestation

Rhett Ayers Butler 3 Apr 2008

Railroad could reduce Amazon deforestation relative to proposed highway

Mongabay.com 24 Mar 2008

Industry-driven road-building to fuel Amazon deforestation

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Mar 2008

Cellulosic energy may trigger dramatic collapse in the Amazon

Rhett Ayers Butler 11 Mar 2008

Deforestation causes snake invasion in the Amazon

Mongabay.com 11 Mar 2008

Emissions from deforestation offset by increased tree growth in the Amazon

Rhett Ayers Butler 10 Mar 2008

Half the Amazon rainforest will be lost within 20 years

Rhett Ayers Butler 27 Feb 2008

Greenhouse gas emissions have already caused the Amazon to dry

Rhett Ayers Butler 27 Feb 2008

Small fires a big threat to Amazon rainforest biodiversity

Rhet A. Butler 27 Feb 2008

Carbon trading could protect forests, reduce rural poverty

Mongabay.com 26 Feb 2008

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

Mongabay.com 25 Feb 2008

Amazon rainfall linked to Atlantic Ocean temperature

Mongabay.com 25 Feb 2008

Deforestation a greater threat to the Amazon than global warming

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Feb 2008

Amazon research and conservation cannot ignore social issues

Jeremy Hance 24 Feb 2008

Brazil’s ecosystem payments system offers clues for REDD implementation

Mongabay.com 24 Feb 2008

Brazil seeks $1B/yr in donations to save the Amazon

Mongabay.com 23 Feb 2008

Amazon state launches Zero Extinction Program for endangered species

Mongabay.com 21 Feb 2008

Large-scale Amazon deforestation or drying would have dire global consequences

Jeremy Hance 21 Feb 2008

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