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Major Brazilian banks sued for loans linked to deforestation

‘Luck and perseverance’: new plant genus discovered in Amazon

Last year’s drought hit Amazon hard: nearly a million square miles impacted

Amazon still neglected by researchers

Bill Clinton takes on Brazil’s megadams, James Cameron backs tribal groups

How to save the Pantanal and increase profits for the cattle industry

New seabird discovered, first in 55 years

Climate change caused by deforestation triggers species migration

New population discovered of the America’s mini snow leopard: the Andean cat

Into Colombia’s Sierra Nevada

Critically endangered capuchins make tools to gather termites

Photos: two new freshwater stingrays discovered in the Amazon

World’s most controversial dam, Brazil’s Belo Monte, back on

Report: 90 oil spills in Peruvian Amazon over 3 years

New species of zombie-creating fungi discovered

Indigenous leaders take fight over Amazon dams to Europe

Treasure chest of wildlife camera trap photos made public

Judge suspends Brazil’s monster dam: contractor ‘imposing’ its interests

First strike against illegal gold mining in Peru: military destroys miners’ boats

Researchers rediscover one of the world’s most sought-after lost frogs

Worldwide search for ‘lost frogs’ ends with 4% success, but some surprises

Chevron found guilty, ordered to pay $8.2 billion in epic oil contamination fight

Not enough data on world’s tropical plants to predict impact of warming world

Half a million people sign petition against Belo Monte, Brazilian mega-dam

Monitoring deforestation: an interview with Brazilian space researcher Gilberto Camara

Chief financier of Belo Monte dam ties social and environmental requirements to controversial project

Two massive droughts evidence that climate change is ‘playing Russian roulette’ with Amazon

Brazilian mining giant buys Amazon palm oil company

Paradise & Paradox: a semester in Ecuador

Incredible new photos of uncontacted tribe in the Amazon

Despite fierce opposition, work begins on Belo Monte dam

Cocaine production killing Colombia’s rainforests

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