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Saving forests by putting a price on them

Frank Merry 4 Mar 2013

Two new species of mini-salamander discovered in Colombia

Jeremy Hance 28 Feb 2013

Two new species of mini-salamander discovered in Colombia

Jeremy Hance 28 Feb 2013

Can saving forests help feed the world?

Steve Schwartzman 28 Feb 2013

The challenge of putting Brazil’s forests in good hands

Andrea Margit 28 Feb 2013

Long lost tribe spotted in the Colombian Amazon

Mongabay.com 23 Feb 2013

Deforestation, wetlands loss in Brazil and Indonesia generated 45b tons of CO2 in 20 years

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Feb 2013

15 percent of Guyana’s reptiles and amphibians found nowhere else

Mongabay.com 21 Feb 2013

Featured video: Saving the Amazon through maps

Jeremy Hance 20 Feb 2013

First strike: nearly 200 illegal loggers arrested in massive sting across 12 countries

Jeremy Hance 20 Feb 2013

Scientists document baby giant armadillo for first time (photos)

Jeremy Hance 19 Feb 2013

Jaguars, tapirs, oh my!: Amazon explorer films shocking wildlife bonanza in threatened forest

Jeremy Hance 19 Feb 2013

Will Amazon species lose the climate change race?

Thomas Handley 14 Feb 2013

World’s biggest camera trapping program hits 1 million photos of tropical animals (photos)

Jeremy Hance 14 Feb 2013

Brazilian agency rejects Canadian company’s bid to mine controversial Amazon dam site for gold

Mongabay.com 13 Feb 2013

Rosewood in Belize: the truth behind the smoke

Ya'axché Conservation Trust 11 Feb 2013

Fossil fuel company looking to exploit deposits in Manu National Park

Jeremy Hance 11 Feb 2013

Amazon river ecosystems being rapidly degraded, but remain neglected by conservation efforts

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Feb 2013

Carbon release, storage by rainforests may increase by 50b tons for each degree of climate warming in the tropics

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Feb 2013

Investors beware: global land grabbing ends in ‘financial damage’ and human rights violations

Jeremy Hance 7 Feb 2013

Rate of tree die-off in Amazon higher than conventionally believed

Rhett Ayers Butler 1 Feb 2013

From slash-and-burn to Amazon heroes: new video series highlights agricultural transformation

Jeremy Hance 31 Jan 2013

Loans tied to environmental compliance reduced Amazon deforestation by 15%

Rhett Ayers Butler 30 Jan 2013

Miners win ruling over indigenous groups in Guyana

Jeremy Hance 29 Jan 2013

Bolivia takes step to boost agriculture and curb surging deforestation

Mongabay.com 28 Jan 2013

Brazil to inventory the Amazon

Mongabay.com 27 Jan 2013

Illegally logged trees to start calling for help

Jeremy Hance 24 Jan 2013

Photos: Scientists discover tapir bonanza in the Amazon

Jeremy Hance 22 Jan 2013

Climate change melting glaciers in the Andes

Jeremy Hance 22 Jan 2013

Telling the story of the father of sea turtle conservation

Jeremy Hance 21 Jan 2013

Amazon deforestation rate pacing ahead of last year

Mongabay.com 18 Jan 2013

Can ranchers co-exist with jaguars?

Rhett Ayers Butler 17 Jan 2013

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