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With more than one million unique visitors per month, Mongabay.com is one of the world’s most popular environmental science and conservation news sites. The news and rainforests sections of the site are widely cited for information on tropical forests, conservation, and wildlife. Mongabay.com seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics, and finance on conservation and development.
Loans tied to environmental compliance reduced Amazon deforestation by 15%
Law linking ​​loans and environmental compliance contributed to the reduction of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.
Miners win process over indigenous groups in Guyana
A judge in Guyana has ruled that indigenous groups do not have the right to expel legal miners from their land. The ruling has sparked protests by indigenous groups and will be appealed.
Bolivia takes a step to boost agriculture and curb surging deforestation
Bolivia has approved a land use law that aims to boost food security and slow deforestation in a region which is wracked by illegal forest clearing.
Illegally logged trees to start calling for help
The Brazilian government has begun fixing trees with a wireless device, known as Invisible Tracck, which will allow trees to contact authorities after being felled and moved.
Photos: Scientists discover tapir bonanza in the Amazon
Over 14,000 lowland tapirs, also known as Brazilian tapirs, roam an Amazonian landscape across Bolivia and Peru, according to new research by Wildlife Conservation Society.
Amazon deforestation rate pacing ahead of last year
Data released by Imazon, a Brazil-based NGO, shows that deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon continues to pace well ahead of last year’s record low rate.
Gold mine approved in French Guiana’s only national park
French government approved a large-scale gold mining operation near Saul, in French Guiana, and inside the only national park.
Colombia may double the size of Amazon reserve to include lands of uncontacted tribes
Colombia can double the size of the National Park Chiribiquete to make it the largest protected area in the Colombian Amazon, reports El Espectador.
Amazon deforestation obliterates soil biodiversity, with wider ecological implications
Deforestation in the Amazon leads to a substantial loss in microbial biodiversity potentially reducing the ecological resilience of affected areas.