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Mega-mining project slated for Brazilian Amazon sparks controversy

Thais Borges; Sue Branford; and Mauricio Torres 26 Dec 2019

EU/Chinese soy consumption linked to species impacts in Brazilian Cerrado: study

Sarah Sax 24 Dec 2019

Antonio Donato Nobre: “The forest is sick and losing its carbon-sequestration capacity”

Sibélia Zanon 23 Dec 2019

Brazil on the precipice: from environmental leader to despoiler (2010-2020)

Sue Branford and Thais Borges 23 Dec 2019

‘The tipping point is here, it is now,’ top Amazon scientists warn

Shanna Hanbury 20 Dec 2019

Paris accord ‘impossible to implement’ if tropical forest loss not stopped

Taran Volckhausen 19 Dec 2019

Murders of indigenous leaders in Brazilian Amazon hits highest level in two decades

Shanna Hanbury 14 Dec 2019

COP25: Brazil’s official presence diverges widely from its public persona

Camila Nobrega 13 Dec 2019

Indonesian dam raises questions about UN hydropower carbon loophole

Justin Catanoso 12 Dec 2019

Evidence ‘unfounded’ against NGO volunteers accused of setting Amazon fires

Shanna Hanbury 9 Dec 2019

‘Everything is dying’: Q&A with Brazilian indigenous leader Alessandra Munduruku

Camila Nobrega 27 Nov 2019

Brazil investigates agribusiness bribes to judges for favorable land rulings

Maurício Angelo 27 Nov 2019

Brazil sugarcane growth can meet biofuel need and not drive deforestation: study

Claire Asher 25 Nov 2019

Experts blame Bolsonaro for surge in deforestation, warn of worse to come

Liz Kimbrough 25 Nov 2019

Brazil works behind scene to greenlight Manaus-Boa Vista transmission line

Caio de Freitas Paes 20 Nov 2019
PORTO VELHO, RONDÔNIA, BRAZIL. Aerial view of burned areas in the Amazon rainforest, in the city of Porto Velho, Rondônia state. (Photo: Victor Moriyama / Greenpeace)

Brazil’s new deforestation numbers confirm the “Bolsonaro Effect” despite denials (commentary)

Philip M. Fearnside 20 Nov 2019

Sugarcane threatens Amazon forest and world climate; Brazilian ethanol is not clean (commentary)

Lucas Ferrante and Philip M. Fearnside 18 Nov 2019

Brazil adds deforestation monitoring for all biomes, so long as money lasts

Jenny Gonzales 14 Nov 2019

Brazil’s ‘coconut breakers’ feel the squeeze of Cerrado development

Sarah Sax and Maurício Angelo 12 Nov 2019

New honeyeater species described from Indonesia’s Alor Island

Basten Gokkon 12 Nov 2019

Makers of Oreos, KitKats among brands linked to Indonesia forest fires

Hans Nicholas Jong 6 Nov 2019

Enforce Brazilian laws to curb criminal Amazon deforestation: study

Karla Mendes and Elisângela Mendonça 4 Nov 2019

RSPO questions effectiveness of Indonesian palm plantation moratorium

Hans Nicholas Jong 4 Nov 2019

‘Guardian of the Forest’ ambushed and murdered in Brazilian Amazon

Karla Mendes 2 Nov 2019

China, EU are importing soybeans from unregistered Brazil farms: report

Shanna Hanbury 30 Oct 2019

A Sumatran forest community braces for battle against a planned coal mine

Suryadi 29 Oct 2019

Indigenous and riverine communities unite to fight Amazon invaders

Thais Borges and Sue Branford 29 Oct 2019

As Bolsonaro meets with Xi, China silent on Brazil environmental crisis

Shanna Hanbury 28 Oct 2019

As 2019 Amazon fires die down, Brazilian deforestation roars ahead

Sue Branford and Maurício Torres 23 Oct 2019

Venezuelan crisis: Government censors environmental and scientific data

Jeanfreddy Gutiérrez Torres 16 Oct 2019

‘Bring it on,’ EU MP says of trade fight over palm biofuel phase-out

Hans Nicholas Jong 15 Oct 2019

Vatican calls landmark meeting to conserve Amazon, protect indigenous peoples

Justin Catanoso 4 Oct 2019

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