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Because Amazon Tribes Were Trusted, A True River Monster Was Saved
When the Brazilian state of Amazonas put the responsibility of protecting one of the world's largest freshwater fish in the hands of the indigenous...
230,000 Acres of Tropical Rainforest Protected as Biodiversity Hotspot For Jaguars in Belize
Decades ago, a radical idea was born to protect the Maya Forest in Belize. What if NGOs, the government, community leaders, and businesses could...
14 Years Ago the Amazon Was Being Bulldozed for Soy – Then Everything Changed As Corporations Joined Activists
Over the last 14 years, a unique public-private initiative has reduced soy farming deforestation in the Amazon, so much so, that almost no soy...
How Costa Rica Slowed, Stopped, Then Reversed Deforestation in Their Rainforests
Once the captial of logging and deforestation in Latin America, Costa Rica's Payment for Environmental Service model helped reforest the country.
Indigenous Group in Brazil Wins Decades-Long Battle Against Illegal Loggers in the Amazon
The Ashaninka people of the Amazon have won a 20-year legal battle with illegal logging interests, securing $3 million and undisputed right to their land.
Bill Gates Has Just Invested in a Company That Grows Palm Oil in a Lab to Save the Rainforests
Breakthrough Energy Ventures are investing in the New York startup C16 Biosciences, which creates lab-grown palm oil to combat deforestation in the Amazon.
Colombia’s Top Court Orders Government to Protect Amazon in Landmark Case Initiated by Youth
In a historic gesture of justice, the Supreme Court sided with a group of youngsters who were suing the government for their failure to curb deforestation.
“Sloth Lady” Who Saved 600 Rainforest Animals Nominated as Hero of the Year
A search for one lost animal has since led to the rescue of thousands.
While looking for her dog, Monique Pool stopped by a South African animal shelter to...
Amazon Deforestation in Brazil Has Plummeted Almost 90% in Ten Years
Brazil is seeing a whole lot of green these days after slashing its rate of Amazonian deforestation by about 90%.
The happy decline began after Brazil became...
Purring Monkey Discovered in the Amazon
A purring monkey and a vegetarian piranha are among the new species of animals discovered during scientific expeditions in the Amazon rainforest. Discovered by researchers...
Rainforests May be More Resilient to Global Warming
The world's tropical forests are less likely to lose biomass, or plant material, this century due to the effects of global warming than previously...
Amazon Forest More Resilient to Climate Change Than Feared
The Amazon rainforest is less vulnerable to die off because of global warming than widely believed because the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide also acts...
Africa’s Rainforests ‘More Resilient’ to Climate Change
Tropical forests in Africa may be more resilient to future climate change than the Amazon and other regions, a gathering of scientists has said....
Rainforest destruction cut by 25%
Destruction of the world's rain forests has declined by 25 percent in the three most important regions -- the Amazon, the Congo and the...
Moratorium on Amazon Deforestation for Soy Production Proving Effective
The Brazilian soy industry's moratorium is proving effective at slowing deforestation for soy production in the Amazon rainforest, according to a new study published...
Amazon Tour Guide Turned Medical Angel for Poor
Nearly 21 years ago, Patty Webster landed her dream job as an adventure tour guide in the Amazon jungles of Peru. But as she...
Brazil and U.S. Agree to Cooperate in Rainforest Pact
The United States and Brazil signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to slash greenhouse gas emissions from tropical deforestation, one of...
Tropical Rainforests are Regrowing
Two scientists reported at a Smithsonian symposium that the future of tropical forests may not be as bleak as some conservation experts warn. Some...
Brazil Gives 3.8M Acres in Amazon Rain Forest to Indigenous People
"Brazil decreed a new 3.8 million acre (1.5M hectare) Indian reservation Friday in the heart of the Amazon rainforest's logging frontier. The land had...
Donors Pledge $216M to Protect African Rainforests
Donors have pledged $216 million for a fund to protect the Congo Basin forests, an area in central Africa consisting of 26 percent of...