A new documentary examines indigenous activism in Peru – calling attention to the dark side of the country’s economic boom.
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With the economy in its worst slump for decades, environmental protection may be on the chopping block.
Virtual reality is enabling researchers to get first hand experience of remote environments, helping them make better decisions about their conservation.
New data have revealed a disturbing trend in forest loss: the hearts of the world’s forests are disappearing. To stop them bleeding out, we’ll have to say ‘no’ to some developments.
The country must protect its huge forests from fires and logging.
Indonesia’s haze made global headlines but an intense dry season has also sparked major fires in Brazil.
Forest loss has halved over the past 30 years according to the 2015 Global Forest Resources Assessment, released yesterday.
What we think we know, don’t know and things that might surprise us about climate change and the environment.
A new investigation of satellite records reveals that the Earth is getting greener, despite ongoing deforestation in Indonesia and South America.
Native groups in a remote corner of Peru just took over 14 oil wells for a month.
The G20 has pledged to spend more than US$60 trillion on new infrastructure in the next 15 years, much of which will affect pristine areas. Without a solid plan, the environmental toll could be huge.
The relationship between the Brazilian city of Manaus and the English football team didn’t get off to a great start. Before the World Cup draw in December last year, England manager Roy Hodgson said he…
Beneath the lush forests of the Amazon is a whole different level of diversity that new research says may be one of the keys to understanding how to stem the global impacts of deforestation. The Amazon…
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Professor of Conservation Science, Lancaster University
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Senior Research Associate in Tropical Forest Ecology, University of Oxford
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Researcher in Ecology, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA); Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
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Reader in Ecology and Conservation Biology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Moran Professor of Conservation and Development, University of Cambridge
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