Deforestation

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• Lost frogs: finding the world's rarest amphibians – in pictures

  11 Sep 2014: Conservationist Robin Moore’s photographs from his journey around the world to find lost species

• Amazon deforestation jumps 29%

  11 Sep 2014: Satellite figures show surge in deforestation, as agriculture expands in states of Para and Mato Grosso

• Tropical forests illegally destroyed for commercial agriculture

  11 Sep 2014: Forest Trends warns that demand for palm oil, beef, soy and wood has fuelled rapid deforestation, especially in Indonesia

• Amazon tribes fight for their trees – in pictures

  9 Sep 2014: Lunae Parracho documents Ka’por Indians taking charge of their territory, patrolling and expelling loggers

• Illegal loggers blamed for murder of Peru forest campaigner

  9 Sep 2014: Authorities confirm killing of Edwin Chota and three other men, with reports saying they were shot in front of villagers

• Why zero deforestation is compatible with a reduction in poverty

  Guardian Professional, 8 Sep 2014: Tony Juniper: Jonathon Porritt’s suggestion that poor countries should be able to cut down trees presents false notions about trading environmental for development goals

• What’s the role of business in preventing deforestation? - live chat

  Guardian Professional, 5 Sep 2014: Join our live chat on Monday 8 September 12 - 1pm BST to discuss the role of companies and consumers in protecting forests

• Fashion brands pledge to end sourcing fibres from endangered forests

  Guardian Professional, 12 Aug 2014:

  Stella McCartney, H&M, Zara and Quiksilver committo finding alternatives for forest fibres contributing to deforestation

• Amazon tribe makes first contact with outside world

  1 Aug 2014: Indigenous people crossed from Peru into Brazil looking for help to combat illegal loggers and drug traffickers, researchers say

• How much illegal timber gets into the UK?

  31 Jul 2014: Are UK consumers still buying protected rainforest timbers? With your help, Karl Mathiesen investigates how much contraband timber still finds its way into the country

• Community control of forests could help combat climate change

  25 Jul 2014: Deforestation rates significantly lower in areas formally managed by local communities, data shows

• China's red furniture craze fuelling illegal logging in Guinea-Bissau

  23 Jul 2014: Appetite for African rosewood has driven a surge in illegal deforestation that threatens to destabilise local communities

• Land rights in Latin America: where are the voices of indigenous women?

  Guardian Professional, 23 Jul 2014:

  The lives of indigenous women in Latin America are intertwined with the forests, they are best people to involve in climate change talks

• Rate of deforestation in Indonesia overtakes Brazil, says study

  29 Jun 2014: Indonesia lost 840,000 hectares of forest in 2012 compared to 460,000 hectares in Brazil, despite its forest being a quarter the size of the Amazon rainforest

• Indian forest villagers rise up to halt UK firm's bid to clear land for mining

  28 Jun 2014: British firm Essar Energy's plans for open cast mine in Mahan forest plans could destroy villages and 5m trees.
  

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