Majority of protected tropical forests "empty" due to hunting Fungus from the Amazon devours plastic Photo of the day: super-abundance of life found in Amazon park Photos: 46 new species found in little-explored Amazonian nation Geology has split the Amazon into two distinct forests Ecuador makes $116 million to not drill for oil in Amazon Peru's Cocha Cashu biological station changes management Yasuni ITT: the virtues and vices of environmental innovation New map reveals the most biodiverse place on Earth, but already threatened by oil Photo: new titi monkey discovered in Amazon area under siege Cameratraps take global snapshot of declining tropical mammals Animal picture of the day: the brilliant cock-of-the-rock Lessons from the world's longest study of rainforest fragments Last chance to see: the Amazon's Xingu River Germany backs out of Yasuni deal Uncovering the private lives of Amazon wildlife through camera traps 'Luck and perseverance': new plant genus discovered in Amazon Amazon still neglected by researchers Photos: two new freshwater stingrays discovered in the Amazon