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Brazil confirms rising deforestation in the Amazon

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Mar 2015

Indigenous leaders present plan to gov’t for Suriname’s largest official protected area

John Cannon 13 Mar 2015

Newly discovered Brazilian bird may number fewer than 10 individuals

Shreya Dasgupta 12 Mar 2015

Endangered forests shrink as demand for soy rises

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 10 Mar 2015

Photo essay: filming in the remote Amazon

Tristan Thompson 9 Mar 2015

Newly described monkey species found in threatened Amazon forest

Mike Gaworecki 6 Mar 2015

Bushmeat’s dual role: threatened species face off against nutrition and culture

Victor Montoro 5 Mar 2015

Colombia proposes protected corridor across South America

Mike Gaworecki 3 Mar 2015

How the Sahara keeps the Amazon rainforest going

Jeremy Hance 2 Mar 2015

Biofuels are bad news for forests, climate, food security, says report

Mike Gaworecki 27 Feb 2015

Researchers propose improvements for Peru’s protected areas

Apoorva Joshi 26 Feb 2015

One of Brazil’s rarest primates still holds out in single patch of rainforest

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 26 Feb 2015

Brazil arrests ‘Amazon’s biggest destroyer’

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Feb 2015

Rainforest loss increased in the 2000s, concludes new analysis

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Feb 2015

Study finds Peru’s protected areas aren’t where they should be

Apoorva Joshi 25 Feb 2015

Partnering for conservation benefits Tacana people, Bolivian park

Barbara Fraser 25 Feb 2015

Critically endangered bird gets new addition to its reserve

Morgan Erickson-Davis 24 Feb 2015

Outgoing government wipes hard drives, slowing environmental progress in Peru

Barbara Fraser 23 Feb 2015

Study finds local technicians effective at forest monitoring

Sandhya Sekar 20 Feb 2015

Dams or indigenous land: the battle over the Munduruku frontier

Ana Aranha 20 Feb 2015

Assessing carbon stock value of forests is tricky business, study finds

Sandhya Sekar 19 Feb 2015

Exclusive: Funai confirms that land threatened by dam projects belongs to indigenous tribe

Ana Aranha 19 Feb 2015

Brazilian indigenous populations grow quickly after first contact devastation

Caitlin E. Williamson 18 Feb 2015

Campaign asks consumers to directly support forest conservation

Rhett Ayers Butler 18 Feb 2015

Drones to scan the Amazon rainforest for hidden civilizations

Mongabay.com 18 Feb 2015

Indigenous communities in Paraguay threatened by deforestation despite having land rights

Ariel Mark 17 Feb 2015

How do parks affect the poor? Jury’s still out, some experts say

Barbara Fraser 13 Feb 2015

‘Sustainable’ cacao company allegedly defies government’s call to halt plantation development

John Cannon 13 Feb 2015

Mining activist released after being charged with terrorism, rebellion in Ecuador

Jeremy Hance 11 Feb 2015

Innovating Brazil nuts: a business with roots in the rainforest

Barbara Fraser 11 Feb 2015

Ranking the best and worst companies in terms of deforestation

Rhett Ayers Butler 11 Feb 2015

Recently discovered, critically endangered bird gets its first reserve

Shaira Panela 10 Feb 2015

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