Scientists urge greater protection of Brazil’s secondary forests
New research indicates that even after 40 years of recovery, fast-growing tropical forests in Brazil house far fewer species and…
Residents of the Forest: Educational series shows the diversity of Amazon dwellers
WWF-Brazil chose the Fauna Defense Day, celebrated on September 22, in Brazil, to launch another video of the series “Residents…
Inside the Amazon’s ‘world’s most endangered tribe’ who bathes with turtles and and eats armadillos
Incredible photos give a rare look into the life of the “world’s most endangered tribe” who still hunt with bows…
Discovered a plant in the Amazon that kills cancer cells in humans
Dr. Jenifer Trepiana, author of “in vitro” research that has discovered that an Amazonian plant kills human cancer cells, has…
The last trees of the Amazon
Due to the clandestine deforestation caused by Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Colombia, and a low control before this on…
Ahead of election, deforestation continues to climb in the Brazilian Amazon
Newly released analysis of satellite data by Imazon, a Brazilian NGO, shows that deforestation in the Amazon is continuing to…
There is no way to stop deforestation
The last year and a half deforestation has moved uncontrollably over the Amazon and threatens sacred territories with communities in…
Corridors For People, Corridors For Nature
Haddad, N. M., Walker, R., Arima, E., Perz, S., & Souza Jr., C. Corridors for people, corridors for nature. Science. An article…
Deforestation Newsletter of the Legal Amazon (August 2018) SAD
In August 2018, SAD detected 545 square kilometers of deforestation in the Legal Amazon, an increase of 199% in relation…
Amazon mangrove forest stores twice as much carbon per acre as region’s famous rainforest
Scientists have determined for the first time that Amazon’s waterlogged coastal mangrove forests, which are being clear cut for cattle…