Independent analysis has confirmed a drop in deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon for the year ended July 31, 2012.
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Evidence of ‘isolated’ indigenous people found in Peru where priest is pushing highway
Evidence of indigenous people in “voluntary isolation” in a remote part of the Amazon has been found where an priest is campaigning for a highway.
Pig iron producers sign zero deforestation pledge after Greenpeace campaign
Producers in Maranhão pledged to stop using charcoal produced from Amazon rainforest logging.