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New bird uncovered in South American conflict region, researchers urge protection

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 28 May 2015

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

Rhett Ayers Butler 19 May 2015

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

Rhett Ayers Butler 15 May 2015

Colombia proposes protected corridor across South America

Mike Gaworecki 3 Mar 2015

Rainforest loss increased in the 2000s, concludes new analysis

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Feb 2015

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

Dr Liz Kimbrough 22 Oct 2014

Outcompeted: Species competition may result in geographic isolation

Natalie Millar 3 Oct 2014

Invasion of the lionfish: new research finds the situation may be worse than we thought

Jose Hong 27 Aug 2014

How do we save the world’s vanishing old-growth forests?

Jeremy Hance 26 Aug 2014

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

Jordanna Dulaney 14 May 2014

Leatherback sea turtle no longer Critically Endangered

Jeremy Hance 26 Nov 2013

Satellites reveal browning mountain forests

Sandhya Sekar 22 Nov 2013

Scientists identify 137 protected areas most important for preserving biodiversity

Jeremy Hance 14 Nov 2013

Richest countries spent $74 billion on fossil fuel subsidies in 2011, eclipsing climate finance by seven times

Jeremy Hance 13 Nov 2013

Deforestation rates for Amazon countries outside Brazil

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Jun 2013

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

Jeremy Hance 20 Feb 2013

Deforestation rate falls across Amazon rainforest countries

Rhett Ayers Butler 6 Dec 2012

New forest map shows 6% of Amazon deforested between 2000 and 2010

Mongabay.com 21 Sep 2012

Survivors say gold miners in helicopter massacred village of 80 in Venezuelan Amazon

Jeremy Hance 30 Aug 2012

Unidentified poodle moth takes Internet by storm

Jeremy Hance 29 Aug 2012

Dry forests disappearing faster than rainforests in Latin America

Mongabay.com 21 Aug 2012

‘The lion of the cave:’ new predatory, swimming cricket discovered in Venezuela

Jeremy Hance 6 Aug 2012

Cowards at Rio?: organizations decry ‘pathetic’ agreement

Jeremy Hance 20 Jun 2012

Photo of the Day: Critically Endangered brown spider monkey discovered in park

Jeremy Hance 26 Jan 2012

8 Amazon countries pledge more coordination in rainforest conservation

Mongabay.com 27 Nov 2011

Cultural erosion among indigenous groups in Venezuela brings new risks for Caura rainforest

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Nov 2011

Amazon still neglected by researchers

Jeremy Hance 28 Mar 2011

Italy and Panama continue illegal fishing, says new report

Morgan Erickson-Davis 15 Jan 2011

Epidemic hits Amazonian indigenous group

Jeremy Hance 31 Oct 2010

Photos: world’s top ten ‘lost frogs’

Jeremy Hance 9 Aug 2010

Left Must Fine Tune Its Position on Cuba Embargo in Light of Oil Spill

Nikolas Kozloff 26 May 2010

BP and the Perilous Voyage of Bama the Manatee

Nikolas Kozloff 23 May 2010

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