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Mega-dams doing drastic harm to tropical biodiversity: study

Mike Gaworecki 13 Jul 2015

Dilma disappoints with weak rainforest target

Rhett Ayers Butler 30 Jun 2015

Palm oil plantations used to ‘reforest’ parts of Brazil despite being wildlife deserts

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 30 Jun 2015

Corporations rush to make zero-deforestation commitments, but is it working?

Julian Smith 29 Jun 2015

Social-media firestorm defends popular man-eating tiger in India, raising conservation questions

Apoorva Joshi 23 Jun 2015

Has Amazon deforestation reached a 7-year high in Brazil?

Rhett Ayers Butler 18 Jun 2015

Rainforest parks cut malaria transmission

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Jun 2015

90% of Amazon deforestation occurs outside protected areas

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 Jun 2015

Tapajós and other Amazon dams not sustainable development say reports

Mike Gaworecki 11 Jun 2015

China unveils plans for huge railway in South America

Morgan Erickson-Davis 27 May 2015

China defends trans-Amazon railway, says it will protect the environment

Rhett Ayers Butler 27 May 2015

62M ha of Latin American forests cleared for agriculture since 2001

Rhett Ayers Butler 19 May 2015

China’s investment in Latin America taking toll on the environment, setting the stage for conflict

Shreya Dasgupta 18 May 2015

What’s the current deforestation rate in the Amazon rainforest?

Rhett Ayers Butler 15 May 2015

Zero deforestation commitments bearing fruit in the Amazon

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 May 2015

Satellite data shows how deforestation is impacting our weather and our food

Mike Gaworecki 12 May 2015

Brazilian firm’s mega-dam plans in Peru spark major social conflict

David Hill 11 May 2015

Brazilian Amazon nears deforestation threshold past which wildlife may crash, says study

Apoorva Joshi 1 May 2015

Giant Amazonian catfish threatened by dams

Sandhya Sekar 1 May 2015

‘Deforestation fronts’ revealed

Rhett Ayers Butler 27 Apr 2015

‘Zero Deforestation’ not necessarily the answer, environmentalists warn

Pek Shibao 27 Apr 2015

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon continues to accelerate

Rhett Ayers Butler 27 Apr 2015

Featured video: ‘A river in dispute’ documentary explores how a planned dam in the Amazon is affecting traditional communities

Agência Pública 15 Apr 2015

A tale of two maps: Brazilian state won’t use new atlas to close Cerrado deforestation loophole

Brendan Borrell 13 Apr 2015

Conservation and carbon storage goals collide in Brazil’s Cerrado

Brendan Borrell 13 Apr 2015

Tiny Brazilian opossum could be farmers’ friend

Brendan Borrell 7 Apr 2015

Brazilian farmers urge return of big cats to Cerrado to protect crops from rampaging peccaries

Brendan Borrell 7 Apr 2015

Russia and Canada lead the world in forest loss in 2013

Rhett Ayers Butler 2 Apr 2015

Illegal deforestation driven by EU appetite for beef, palm oil, soy, say new reports

Mike Gaworecki 1 Apr 2015

Tropical soundscapes offer clues to forest and animal community health

Heather D'angelo 1 Apr 2015

Indonesia, Brazil subsidizing forest loss far more than REDD+ slows it

Mongabay.com 1 Apr 2015

Archer Daniels Midland to demand suppliers stop chopping down forests

Mongabay.com 31 Mar 2015

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