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Short-eared dog? Uncovering the secrets of one of the Amazon’s most mysterious mammals

Jeremy Hance 28 Jul 2014

Peru slashes environmental protections to attract more mining and fossil fuel investment

Jeremy Hance 23 Jul 2014

Roads through the rainforest: an overview of South America’s ‘arc of deforestation’

Dr Liz Kimbrough 21 Jul 2014

Protecting rainforests could sequester equivalent of a third of global emissions annually

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 Jun 2014

Oil drilling causes widespread contamination in the Amazon rainforest

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 Jun 2014

Of jaguars and loggers: new film to showcase one of the least-known regions in the deep Amazon

Jeremy Hance 2 Jun 2014

53 indigenous activists on trial for police-protester massacre in Peru

Jeremy Hance 15 May 2014

Legal logging concessions drive illegal logging in Peru, threatening forests and indigenous people

Rhett Ayers Butler 17 Apr 2014

Saving rainforests by buying them

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Apr 2014

Several Amazonian tree frog species discovered, where only two existed before

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 18 Mar 2014

Mother of God: meet the 26 year old Indiana Jones of the Amazon, Paul Rosolie

Jeremy Hance 17 Mar 2014

Photos: Weird aquatic lizard discovered in mountain streams of Peru

Mongabay.com 13 Mar 2014

The making of Amazon Gold: once more unto the breach

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 19 Feb 2014

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

Rhett Ayers Butler 11 Feb 2014

Gas company to drill in Manu National Park buffer zone, imperiling indigenous people

David Hill 4 Feb 2014

287 amphibian and reptile species in Peruvian park sets world record (photos)

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Jan 2014

Rainforest news review for 2013

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Dec 2013

Satellites reveal browning mountain forests

Sandhya Sekar 22 Nov 2013

Canopy crusade: world’s highest network of camera traps keeps an eye on animals impacted by gas project

Claire Salisbury 21 Nov 2013

The quicksilver demon: rogue gold-mining is the world’s largest source of mercury pollution

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 20 Nov 2013

Scientists identify 137 protected areas most important for preserving biodiversity

Jeremy Hance 14 Nov 2013

Rebranded as the Rainforest Trust, green group launches push to protect 6M acres of Amazon rainforest

Mongabay.com 30 Oct 2013

Gold mining in the Amazon rainforest surges 400%

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Oct 2013

Map reveals gas company flying over Manu National Park

David Hill 17 Oct 2013

Featured video: 22-year-old produces documentary on the Peruvian Amazon

Jeremy Hance 15 Oct 2013

Video of Amazon gold mining devastation goes viral in Peru

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Sep 2013

Scientists discover that threatened bird migrates entirely within Amazon Basin

Jeremy Hance 11 Sep 2013

Satellite reveals ‘hidden’ 1000-ha oil palm plantation in Amazon rainforest in Peru

Rhett Ayers Butler 6 Sep 2013

Isolated Amazonian tribe makes another appearance in Peru (video)

Jeremy Hance 26 Aug 2013

Amazonian students help monitor threatened frog populations

Jeremy Hance 1 Jul 2013

Deforestation rates for Amazon countries outside Brazil

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Jun 2013

Over 30 tons of explosives to be detonated in Manu National Park buffer zone

David Hill 24 Jun 2013

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