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Top 10 Environmental Stories of 2014

Rhett A. Butler, Rhett Ayers Butler 23 Dec 2014

Impacts of deforestation on Amazonian river ecosystems could be far-reaching

Mike Gaworecki 18 Dec 2014

Plant wars: some tree species compete better against grasses for reforestation

Brittany Stewart 18 Dec 2014

Scientists reintroduce agoutis in rainforest in city of 12 million

Jeremy Hance 17 Dec 2014

An app to save 400 million animals

Alex Rodriguez 11 Dec 2014

False victories for sustainability – Amazonian Hydropower

Jose Hong 9 Dec 2014

New endangered bird species discovered in Brazil

Mike Gaworecki 4 Dec 2014

Threatened indigenous forests store more than half the Amazon’s carbon

Morgan Erickson-Davis 2 Dec 2014

Amazon deforestation in Brazil drops 18% in 2013/2014

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Nov 2014

Rising deforestation, fossil fuels use drive Brazil’s emissions 8% higher

Rhett Ayers Butler 24 Nov 2014

Brazilian government silent as deforestation rises in the Amazon

Rhett Ayers Butler 17 Nov 2014

Greenpeace investigation prompts Belgian authorities to seize timber shipment

Mongabay.com 16 Nov 2014

Surprising reasons to be optimistic about saving forests

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Nov 2014

New tapir? Scientists dispute biological discovery of the century

Jeremy Hance 13 Nov 2014

New laws may turn Brazil’s forests into mines

Morgan Erickson-Davis 7 Nov 2014

Brazilian tribes demarcate territory in bid to block dams

Rhett Ayers Butler 6 Nov 2014

Reducing tax evasion could help save the Amazon

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Nov 2014

Facing severe drought, ‘war effort’ needed to save the Amazon, says scientist

Rhett Ayers Butler 3 Nov 2014

De-protection of Protected Areas ramps up in Brazil, ‘compromises the capacity’ of ecosystems

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 31 Oct 2014

Beef, palm oil, soy, and wood products from 8 countries responsible for 1/3 of forest destruction

Jeremy Hance 23 Oct 2014

Brazil declares new protected area larger than Delaware

Morgan Erickson-Davis 23 Oct 2014

Gold mining expanding rapidly along Guiana Shield, threatening forests, water, wildlife

Dr Liz Kimbrough 22 Oct 2014

Daring activists use high-tech to track illegal logging trucks in the Brazilian Amazon

Jeremy Hance 15 Oct 2014

As Amazon deforestation falls, small farmers play bigger role in forest clearing

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Oct 2014

Forest fragmentation’s carbon bomb: 736 million tonnes C02 annually

Jeremy Hance 9 Oct 2014

Brazil unlikely to sustain gains in reducing deforestation without new incentives for ranchers, says study

Rhett Ayers Butler 9 Oct 2014

Use of mammals still prevalent in Brazil’s Conservation Units

Annam Raza 6 Oct 2014

Dogs may be responsible for declining mammals in Brazil’s agroforests

Erin Crandall 26 Sep 2014

Drivers in Brazil will intentionally run-down small animals, but only if it is safe

Andrew Mann 24 Sep 2014

Brazil cancels Tapajos dam auction due to indigenous concerns

Mongabay.com 19 Sep 2014

Brazil’s planned Tapajós dams would increase Amazon deforestation by 1M ha

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Sep 2014

Brazil confirms last year’s rise in Amazon deforestation

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Sep 2014

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