Rain forests

Rain forests

• Indonesia extends forest-clearing ban for 2 years

  Indonesia has approved a two-year extension to a landmark ban on clearing primary rainforests and peatlands, officials said Thursday. 

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  Guyana pledges to protect jaguars

  The lushly forested nation of Guyana on Thursday joined a regional pact to protect jaguars, the elusive spotted cat that is the biggest land predator ... 

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  Brazil forest protection turns to digital world

  Landowners who broke Brazil's environmental laws by clearing their farms of native forest used to have just one way to make right with government ... 

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  Brazil deforestation hits record low

  Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has dropped to its lowest level in 24 years, the government said Tuesday. Satellite imagery showed that ...