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A view of the Brazilian Amazon. / Photo Credit: Photo Stock

By Mario Osava

Soy Threatens the Amazon, Warn Activists

Environmental groups say soybean production is driving deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon, but some agricultural experts disagree.

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By Yadira Ferrer

Indigenous Women Reclaim Traditional Medicine

Ancestral lands and knowledge are the focus of efforts by women in Colombia's indigenous communities.

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A native forest in Chile

By Gustavo González

Chile's Sleeping Beauties

The substitution of concrete for wood in the construction of sleeper cars for the Chilean railroad is worrying owners of native forest parcels.

Mercosur environmentalists reject EU trade accord... Promoting a Colombian reforestation plan... Peruvian villagers sue U.S. company... Guatemalan Indians call for protection of wildlife... Unstoppable deforestation in Honduras...

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