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The recently described Poecilocharax callipterus Average fish size ~3 centimeters

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Two newly described Amazon fish species are on the brink of extinction

New varieties of South American darter fish were documented in Brazil’s Apuí region. But deforestation in the area means they may soon be extinct

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Recent deforestation in the municipality of Apui, in the Brazilian state of Amazonas

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Amazon deforestation in April was the worst in modern records

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NEAR ALTAMIRA, BRAZIL - JUNE 15: Construction continues at the Belo Monte dam complex in the Amazon basin on June 15, 2012 near Altamira, Brazil. Belo Monte will be the world???s third-largest hydroelectric project and will displace up to 20,000 people while diverting the Xingu River and flooding as much as 230 square miles of rainforest. The controversial project is one of around 60 hydroelectric projects Brazil has planned in the Amazon to generate electricity for its rapidly expanding economy. While environmentalists and indigenous groups oppose the dam, many Brazilians support the project. The Brazilian Amazon, home to 60 percent of the world???s largest forest and 20 percent of the Earth???s oxygen, remains threatened by the rapid development of the country. The area is currently populated by over 20 million people and is challenged by deforestation, agriculture, mining, a governmental dam building spree, illegal land speculation including the occupation of forest reserves and indigenous land and other issues. Over 100 heads of state and tens of thousands of participants and protesters will descend on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, later this month for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development or ???Earth Summit???. Host Brazil is caught up in its own dilemma between accelerated growth and environmental preservation. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Early warning system for Amazon forest losses seen in climate models

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Aerial drone view of the Xingu Indigenous Park territory border and large soybean farms in Mato Grosso, the Amazon rainforest, Brazil. Concept of deforestation, agriculture, global warming and environment.; Shutterstock ID 1574596702; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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The Amazon has descended into lawlessness in Jair Bolsonaro’s Brazil

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2CWY69N A motorcyclist rides in an area deforested for informal gold mining, along the Interoceanic highway section linking Peru and Brazil in the Amazon region of Madre de Dios, August 20, 2010. Parts of land along the highway have undergone deforestation for agriculture purposes and the advancement of informal mining. At least 18,000 hectares of forest, including indigenous land, have been transformed into desert in this region, according to Peru's Environment Minister Antonio Brack. Picture taken August 20, 2010. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY AGRICULTURE)

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Amazon rainforest nears tipping point that may see it become savannah

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The San Rafael waterfall, the biggest falls in Ecuador, located on the boundary of the Amazon with The Andes. San Rafael, Napo, Ecuador. February 2016

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The Amazon is turning into savannah – we have 5 years to save it

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Cloud above the forests in Navado de Huilo, Columbia

Earth

Colombia's peace treaty accidentally sparks increase in deforestation

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Jeff Bezos and rocket

Space

Blue Origin boss Jeff Bezos set for launch on his New Shepard craft

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Amazon buying MGM is just continuing a 40,000-year-old media tradition

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Amazon buying MGM is just continuing a 40,000-year-old media tradition

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Salgado Amazonia

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Amazônia: The beauty of paradise

For Sebastião Salgado, paradise on Earth exists in the Amazonian forest. His latest project highlights the lush Amazon rainforest and the complex worlds of its Indigenous communities.

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