Deforestation

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New Amazon Carbon Maps May Help Limit Deforestation

By Bobby Magill published

A new mapping technique could help researchers prevent deforestation in the Amazon.

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How the Ebola Outbreak Became Deadliest in History

By Bahar Gholipour published

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Shown here, a ring ditch next to Laguna Granja in the Amazon of northeastern Bolivia.

Mysterious Earthen Rings Predate Amazon Rainforest

By Stephanie Pappas published

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Light Pollution Changes Bat Behavior, Threatens Rainforest Regrowth

By Laura Poppick published

Light pollution in tropical rainforests disturbs seed-dispersing bats, potentially slowing regeneration of certain forests.

Animals
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New Website Tracks Deforestation in Near Real-Time

By Stephanie Pappas published

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global forest watch map

Images: Deforestation Around the World

By Stephanie Pappas published

A new interactive map shows deforestation in near-real time. Satellite imagery updated monthly shows forest loss and (more rarely) gain.

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Logging in the rainforest, Amazon, deforestation, climate change

Lost Microbes are Eroding Amazon’s Ability to Capture Carbon (Op-Ed)

By Jorge Rodrigues published

Opinion 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.

Opinion
Awa tribesman standing in burnt-out forest.

'Most Threatened' Tribe Gets Respite from Illegal Loggers

By Stephanie Pappas published

After months of delay, an effort to move illegal loggers, miners and ranchers off the land of Brazil's most threatened indigenous tribe is finally underway.

Human Behavior
Global map of deforestation

Vanishing Forests: New Map Details Global Deforestation

By Stephanie Pappas published

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Road in Amazon Rain Forest

More Than 30,000 Miles of Roads Built in Amazon in 3 Years

By Elizabeth Peterson published

More than 30,000 miles of roads were built in the part of the Amazon rain forest found in Brazil in just three years, a study that hopes to help aid efforts to stop deforestation has found.

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