Brazil’s Surge of Environmental Threats Reaches New Heights PoliticsPhilip FearnsideJanuary 5, 2017Brazil, Amazon, Philip Fearnside, Brazilian Senate, Brazilian Congress, hydroelectric dams, Michael Temer, Sao Luiz do Tapajos Dam, Sawre Maybu indigenous land, Blairo Maggi, soy, IBAMA, FUNAI, indigenous people, deforestation, "ruralist" block, constitutional amendments, environmental licensing Comment
Key Trends to Watch: Perils and Promise for Rainforests in 2016 RainforestsBill LauranceJanuary 7, 2016rainforest, 2016, deforestation, carbon emissions, commodity prices, timber, oil palm, soy, beef, oil, mining, minerals, China, roads, infrastructure, Africa, El Nino, drought, Godzilla, Indonesia, haze, peat fires, peatland, Southeast Asia, Brazil, recession, exports, hydroelectric dams, Amazon, Mata Atlantica, Atlantic forests, President Dilma, Zero-deforestation agreement, no-deforestation pledge, wood pulp, land-use planning, Malaysia, Paris COP, REDD, REDD+, global warming, climate change, biodiversity, scientific uncertaintyComment
New study: Half of all Amazon tree species are imperiled Bill LauranceNovember 22, 2015Amazon, tree species, protected areas, indigenous lands, deforestation, logging, tree diversity, rare species, Carlos Peres, Hans ter Steege, William Laurance, habitat fragmentation, Brazil, Brazilian Amazon, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Guianas, beef, soy, palm oilComment
China to punch 5,000-kilometer railroad through the Amazon Bill LauranceMay 25, 2015Trans-Amazon Railway, A, Amazon railway, Brazil, Peru, Brazilian Atlantic forest, Cerrado, iron ore, timber, soy, Exports to China, Li Keqiang, South America, Nicaragua Canal, Colombia, Peruvian Amazon, indigenous peoples Comment
Real hope for the world's rainforests Bill LauranceNovember 2, 2014deforestation, rainforests, illegal activities, no-deforestation pledge, zero deforestation, satellite monitoring, drones, automatic cameras, DNA technologies, real-time monitoring, oil palm, soy, beef, wood pulp, Brazil, Amazon, Rhett Butler, MongabayComment
Export markets are driving much of tropical deforestation Bill LauranceOctober 27, 2014agricultural commodities, soy, beef, timber, palm oil, tropical deforestation, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, export markets, globalization, Center for Global Development, greenhouse gas emissions, commodity exports, European Union, E.U., China Comment
Good news: Deforestation slowing in some countries Bill LauranceJune 9, 2014deforestation, REDD+, governance, law enforcement, payments for ecosystem services, empowering local communities, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Vietnam, Equatorial Africa, carbon emissions, moratoria, soy, beef, deforestation drivers, Guyana, Kenya, Madagascar Comment
