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News
- 10 Aug 2015
The Atlantic Ocean holds the key to western Amazon rainfall
Scientists may have discovered root causes of Amazonian droughts and fires.
Analysis
- 20 Jul 2015
Can farmers be forest custodians in the Amazon?
Non-indigenous farmers are gradually being recognized in the Amazon.
News
- 11 May 2015
Best predictor of severe fires in the Western Amazon? Drought
New research uses ocean temperatures to predict drought - and therefore fire conditions.
News
- 6 May 2015
Frontier expansion: Lessons from Bolivia and Pará, Brazil.
“Both regions have experienced a different mix of failure and success.”
News
- 27 Apr 2015
That tricky gender thing: Lessons from Amazonia
Researchers need to ask better questions - and then listen better.
News
- 27 Apr 2015
That tricky gender thing: Lessons from Amazonia
News
- 20 Apr 2015
Health is in the dish: bush meat or tinned meat?
Traditional dishes are increasingly reserved only for special occasions and festivals.
News
- 20 Apr 2015
Health is in the dish: bush meat or tinned meat?
News
- 15 Apr 2015
Money buys happiness? New study says think again about those assumptions
Wealth is perceived in both absolute and relative terms, as locals keep up with the neighbors.
Feature
- 20 Mar 2015
It’s a forest, not a ‘museum’: What sustainable development means in the tropics
Research shows forests contribute across many of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Event Coverage
- 20 Mar 2015
Sustainable Development Goals and forestry: Lessons from Peru
From fish to granola, healthy forests provide a host of benefits to local communities.
News
- 11 Mar 2015
Mind the ‘stick’: How ‘carrots’ can make conservation fairer in Brazil’s Amazon
With deforestation rates rising again, a new approach is needed for government policy.
News
- 18 Feb 2015
REDD ink: Forest efforts in Peru all but absent from news media
Research shows large disparity in media coverage around the world.
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