The last years have been rich in lessons for how to move the forests and food agenda forward in a way that also helps to mitigate climate change. Here is some key lessons.
Mongabay
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Indigenous group: Brazil using military to force Amazon dams
An Amazonian community has threatened to “go to war” with the Brazilian government after what they say is a military incursion into their land by dam builders.
Tribe rejects payment from electricity company behind destructive Amazon dam
KayapĂł indigenous leaders refused offer of $ 9 million from Eletrobras to finance development projects, due to the company’s involvement in the construction of Belo Monte.
Brazilian govt confirms rise in deforestation
Brazil’s National Space Research Agency INPE today confirmed an apparent rise in Amazon forest clearing for the four-month period ending February 28, 2013.
Peruvian night monkey threatened by vanishing forests, lost corridors
The Peruvian night monkey has never before been studied in the wild. But new research shows that protecting forests – even small fragments – is vital to the species’ survival.
Disney buys $3.5M in REDD credits from rainforest conservation project in Peru
Disney bought 437,000 VCUs (verified carbon units) issued by the Alto Mayo Initiative, a project that aims to protect 2.8 million hectares of tropical forest in northeastern Peru.
Scientists discover two new remarkably-colored lizards in the Peruvian Amazon
They are of the genus Enyalioides </ em> and are poorly known reptiles with only 10 described species found in Central and South America.
Relative of the ‘penis snake’ discovered in South America
A new species of caecilian – a worm-like amphibian – has been discovered in the rainforests of French Guiana.
Conflict zones have higher deforestation rates in the Amazon
Areas in the Amazon where there is conflict over land tenure have higher deforestation rates than places where land rights are secure, finds a new study.
After decades of turning a blind eye, Peru declares state of emergency due to oil contamination in Amazon
The government has declared an environmental state of emergency after finding elevated levels of lead, barium, and chromium in the Pastaza River in the Amazon jungle.