Turbulent Times in the Amazon PoliticsBill LauranceJanuary 20, 2018Amazon, deforestation, roads, Peru, Yaguas National Park, dams, hydropower, Michel Temer, John Terborgh, Philip Fearnside, BR-319, Manaus-Porto Velho Highway, Iquitos-Saramirizia Highway, Sentinel satellite, Beni Province, Bolivia, China railwayComment
Dumb & Dumber: The Global Assault on Environmental Laws ConservationBill LauranceMay 4, 2017environmental law, environmental regulation, policy, legislation, SLAPP, wolf, endangered species, global warming, Guillaume Chapron, pollution, mining, fish, migratory birds, ecological restoration, Forest Code, Brazil, Canada, United State, Peru, Amazon, Mauritius, flying fox, South Africa, Western Australia, FranceComment
The plight of tropical migratory species WildlifeBill LauranceJanuary 14, 2016Black Skimmer, migratory species, Amazon, Andes, Lisa Davenport, Manu National Park, Rio Doce, hydroelectric dams, mining, illegal gold mining, mercury pollution, water harvesting, agriculture, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Cocha Cashu Biological Station, elevational migrantsComment
A Vital New Initiative to Learn How Roads Are Imperiling Nature Infrastructure ExpansionBill LauranceDecember 16, 2015RoadLess, E.C. Joint Research Center, Steve Peedell, Frederic Achard, deforestation, poaching, roads, rainforests, carbon trading, land zoning, land-use planning, wilderness, illegal mining, logging, Congo Basin, Amazon, Peru, Brazil, illegal roads, logging roads, crowdsourcing, satellite imageryComment
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
Growing blight on the Amazon rainforest Bill LauranceJuly 27, 2015gold mining, illegal gold mining, Amazon, Brazil, Peru, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, indigenous peoples, Amerindians, protected areas, parks, AIDS, malaria, poaching, mercury pollution, sedimentation, aquatic wildlife, Yanomami, Kayapo, artisanal mining, Greg Asner, indigenous reservesComment
New technologies allow real-time monitoring of rampant forest destruction Bill LauranceJuly 12, 2015MAAP, Peru, Matt Finer, Amazon Conservation Association, Global Forest Watch, Terra-i, CLASlite, Landsat, Madre de Dios, Tambopata National Reserve, cacao, oil palm, illegal gold mining, satellite monitoring, Sierra del Divisor National ParkComment
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
Amazon update: 'Sustainable' corporation under fire, appears to plan huge increase in forest destruction Bill LauranceFebruary 11, 2015United Cacao, Peruvian Amazon, Peru, deforestation, La Region newspaper, Cacao del Peru Norte, cacao, oil palm, biodiversity, Dennis Melka, forest clearing, climate changeComment
ALERT's latest campaign: 'Sustainable' corporation blasted for destroying Amazon rainforest Bill LauranceFebruary 5, 2015United Cacao, Peru, Peruvian Amazon, deforestation, cacao, chocolate, Cacao del Peru Norte, Thomas Lovejoy, Lian Pin Koh, William Laurance, environmental sustainability, green-washing, tropical rainforest, illegal mining, illegal logging Comments
Global gold rush is killing the world's rainforests Bill LauranceJanuary 21, 2015gold, illegal gold mining, blood gold, South America, mercury, sedimentation, aquatic ecosystems, deforestation, poaching, indigenous peoples, French Guiana, Guianas, Magdalena Valley, roads, global financial crisis, Interoceanic Highway, Peru, AmazonComment
Illegal loggers murder Peruvian forest campaigner Bill LauranceSeptember 9, 2014Edwin Chota, illegal logging, Peru, Peruvian Amazon, timber theft, murder, assassination, Asheninka people, death threats, timber mafias, criminal gangs Comment
'Blood gold': Illegal miners devastating rainforests Bill LauranceAugust 10, 2014Illegal gold mining, illegal mining, Blood gold, blood diamonds, blood ivory, Peru, Brazil, Kayapo Reserve, Indigenous peoples, Indonesia, Borneo, rainforest destruction, corruption, park invasionsComment
Illegal logging still a scourge for forests globally Bill LauranceApril 21, 2014illegal logging, illegal timber trade, stolen timber, Alan Oxley, Tony Abbott government, Australia, Indonesia, Peru, Democratic Republic of Congo, criminal activities, Anti Forest-Mafia Coalition, illegal logging bill, Rimbunan HijauComment
The blight of illegal gold mining Conservation, PeruBill LauranceFebruary 20, 2014gold mining, illegal gold mining, forest invasions, Peru, Indonesia, mercury pollution, deforestation, mining, protected areas, blood goldComment
