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Militarization and mining a dangerous mix in Venezuelan Amazon

Bram Ebus 7 Dec 2017

Ferrogrão grain railway threatens Amazon indigenous groups, forest

Sue Branford, Mauricio Torres 4 Dec 2017

Culture keeps cattle ranching going in the Brazilian Amazon

John Cannon 23 Nov 2017

Damming or damning the Amazon: Assessing Ecuador / China cooperation

Max Nathanson 22 Nov 2017

From carbon sink to source: Brazil puts Amazon, Paris goals at risk

Claire Salisbury 9 Nov 2017

Mapping how to feed 9 billion humans, while avoiding environmental calamity

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Nov 2017

As negotiators meet in Bonn, Brazil’s carbon emissions rise

Jenny Gonzales 7 Nov 2017

Indigenous lands at risk, as Amazon sellout by Brazil’s Temer continues (commentary)

Philip M. Fearnside 6 Nov 2017

Indigenous forests could be a key to averting climate catastrophe

Sue Branford, Mauricio Torres 6 Nov 2017

Catastrophic fires sweep through iconic Brazilian national park

Anna Sophie Gross 2 Nov 2017

Mining activity causing nearly 10 percent of Amazon deforestation

Zoe Sullivan 2 Nov 2017

Temer offers amnesty, erasing up to $2.1 billion in environmental crime fines

Sue Branford, Mauricio Torres 31 Oct 2017

Brazilian police nab Amazon timber thieves who faked forest credits

Jenny Gonzales 27 Oct 2017

Two scientists and a NASA astronaut just biked across the Brazilian Amazon and want to tell you about it

Mike Gaworecki 25 Oct 2017

Amazonian manatee migration at risk from disruption by proposed dams

Claire Salisbury 19 Oct 2017

Munduruku standoff against Amazon dam builders potentially explosive

Sue Branford, Fernanda Moreira, Mauricio Torres 17 Oct 2017

The Palm Oil Fiefdom

The Gecko Project and Mongabay 10 Oct 2017

Birdwatching poised to take flight in Colombia, study reveals

John Cannon 10 Oct 2017

Indonesia for Sale: in-depth series on corruption, palm oil and rainforests launches

The Gecko Project and Mongabay 10 Oct 2017

Booming legal Amazon wildlife trade documented in new report

Claire Salisbury 6 Oct 2017

Amazon deforestation linked to McDonald’s and British retail giants

Anna Sophie Gross, Daniel Gross 4 Oct 2017

Amazon community on Tapajós River invaded by wildcat miners

Sue Branford, Mauricio Torres, Ailen Vega 2 Oct 2017

Brazil: a world champion in political and environmental devastation (commentary)

Giem Guimaraes 29 Sep 2017

New research suggests tropical forests are now a net source of carbon emissions

Mike Gaworecki 28 Sep 2017

Temer walks back plan to open Denmark-sized area of Amazon to mining

Jenny Gonzales 27 Sep 2017

Amazon dam operator defies order to shut down, police action looms

Zoe Sullivan 26 Sep 2017

Liberian park protects Critically Endangered western chimpanzees

John Cannon 22 Sep 2017

Andes dams could threaten food security for millions in Amazon basin

Claire Asher 19 Sep 2017

Belo Monte dam installation license suspended, housing inadequacy cited

Zoe Sullivan 19 Sep 2017

Indigenous victory: Brazil’s Temer decrees 1.2 million Amazon reserve

Sue Branford 18 Sep 2017

Ecologist wins Heinz environment prize for airborne mapping that informs policy

Mongabay.com 14 Sep 2017

Transformance: Finding common ground in the Amazon (commentary)

Gus Greenstein 12 Sep 2017

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