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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

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

Dr Liz Kimbrough 12 Jun 2014

Chile drops hugely controversial mega-dam project in wild Patagonia

Jeremy Hance 12 Jun 2014

Mountain forests store 40 percent more carbon than expected

Jeremy Hance 10 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

Oil company breaks agreement, builds big roads in Yasuni rainforest

Jeremy Hance 5 Jun 2014

Intact Amazon forests show possible signs of global warming impact

Mongabay.com 4 Jun 2014

After throwing out referendum, Ecuador approves oil drilling in Yasuni’s embattled heart

Jeremy Hance 2 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

Logging, fires take a hidden toll on Amazon rainforest

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 May 2014

Emerald-faced reptile discovered in Ecuador

Mongabay.com 23 May 2014

Olinguito, tinkerbell, and a dragon: meet the top 10 new species of 2013

Jeremy Hance 22 May 2014

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

Jeremy Hance 21 May 2014

Greenpeace: Timber laundering rampant in the Brazilian Amazon

Mongabay.com 18 May 2014

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

Jeremy Hance 15 May 2014

New report reveals human rights abuses by corporations, governments in the Amazon

Jordanna Dulaney 14 May 2014

Uncovering the impact of big banks on the Amazon

Mongabay.org 13 May 2014

Borneo bests Amazon in terms of giant tree growth rates

Mongabay.com 11 May 2014

Not unique to humans: marmoset shows compassion for dying mate (VIDEO)

Ariel Mark 7 May 2014

It’s in the genes: researchers use DNA to learn about tapir behavior

Jordanna Dulaney 6 May 2014

Clothing brand Stella McCartney pledges to use deforestation-free fabrics

Mongabay.com 30 Apr 2014

Stolen information may derail Yasuni drilling referendum

Robin Llewellyn 30 Apr 2014

NASA photographs the amazing ‘guitar forest’

Jeremy Hance 30 Apr 2014

3M linked to deforestation in Brazil, Canada, Europe, and U.S., says NGO

Jeremy Hance 29 Apr 2014

Letting forests regrow on cattle pasture yields cheap conservation benefits

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Apr 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

The beef with beef: how 12 strategies could drastically cut agricultural emissions

Jeremy Hance 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

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