New forest people's alliance formed as Amazon deforestation continues to rage, Tim Hirsch reports from São Paulo, Brazil

A new global alliance of indigenous and traditional forest communities has been set up, aimed at ensuring they are included in financial incentives to slow deforestation and fight climate change.
  
The initiative was announced at a conference in Manaus in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, as new satellite data showed no apparent respite in rainforest destruction in February, despite a major government crackdown. ... Read full article