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A garden or a wilderness? One-fifth of the Amazon may have been savannah before the arrival of Europeans

Jeremy Hance 9 Jul 2014

A fine line: new program predicts when human impact becomes too much

Morgan Erickson-Davis 3 Jul 2014

On babies and motherhood: how giant armadillos are surprising scientists (photos)

Jeremy Hance 1 Jul 2014

New report: illegal logging keeps militias and terrorist groups in business

Janaki Lenin 30 Jun 2014

Using Google Earth to protect uncontacted tribes in the Amazon rainforest

Shreya Dasgupta 19 Jun 2014

Next big idea in forest conservation? Learning from innovations to make REDD+ work

Dr Liz Kimbrough 12 Jun 2014

Tropical nations make progress in slowing deforestation

Mongabay.com 10 Jun 2014

In cutting deforestation, Brazil leads world in reducing emissions

Rhett Ayers Butler 5 Jun 2014

Intact Amazon forests show possible signs of global warming impact

Mongabay.com 4 Jun 2014

Logging, fires take a hidden toll on Amazon rainforest

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 May 2014

Happy Amazon: $215 million raised for world’s largest protected area network

Jeremy Hance 21 May 2014

Uncovering the impact of big banks on the Amazon

Mongabay.org 13 May 2014

Intensifying cattle production in Brazil could cut global deforestation emissions 25%, says study

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Apr 2014

Next big idea in forest conservation? Crowdsourced forest monitoring

Dr Liz Kimbrough 25 Apr 2014

Brazil’s new Forest Code a mixed bag for native ecosystems

Mongabay.com 24 Apr 2014

Brazil to test drones in monitoring the Amazon rainforest

Mongabay.com, Mongabay.com 24 Apr 2014

Brazil strips protected status from 5.2M ha

Mongabay.com 21 Apr 2014

Emissions from rainforest logging average 16% of those from deforestation

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Apr 2014

Next big idea in forest conservation? Quantifying the cost of forest degradation

Dr Liz Kimbrough 27 Mar 2014

Scientists urge ban on roads in intact wilderness areas

Rhett Ayers Butler 21 Mar 2014

Controversial Amazon dams may have exacerbated biblical flooding

Jeremy Hance 16 Mar 2014

Sharp jump in deforestation when Amazon parks lose protected status

Rhett Ayers Butler 1 Mar 2014

Next big idea in forest conservation? Integrating demand for food with the need to save wild areas

Dr Liz Kimbrough 28 Feb 2014

Is Brazil’s epic drought a taste of the future?

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Feb 2014

Helping the Amazon’s ‘Jaguar People’ protect their culture and traditional wisdom

Rhett Ayers Butler 11 Feb 2014

REDD+ could fail without near-term financial support

Rhett Ayers Butler 6 Feb 2014

Next big idea in forest conservation? Connecting forest fragments

Dr Liz Kimbrough 31 Jan 2014

Rainforest news review for 2013

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Dec 2013

Assassination 25 years ago catalyzed movement to protect the Amazon

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Dec 2013

Scientists make one of the biggest animal discoveries of the century: a new tapir

Jeremy Hance 16 Dec 2013

Scientists: well-managed forest restoration benefits both biodiversity and people

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 16 Dec 2013

Odd porcupine hugely imperiled by hunting, deforestation

Jeremy Hance 16 Dec 2013

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