Carbon and the fate of the Amazon
This publication shows that carbon prices exceeding US$ 20 per ton of CO2 captured by the natural regeneration of deforested areas in the Amazon would be truly transformative for the region’s landscape.
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Raging Amazon forest fires threaten uncontacted indigenous tribe
According to Survival International, fires are “raging” in Awá territory on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon and “threatening to wipe out uncontacted members of the Awá tribe.” Small groups of Guajajara
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Peru detects fresh oil spill from decades-old Amazon pipeline
A fresh oil spill in the Peruvian Amazon was detected from the country's four-decades-old pipeline on Thursday, operator Petroperu said, bringing the number of leaks this year to four. Petroperu, the
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Using Big Data to combat the illegal timber trade in Brazil
BVRio’s analysis found that more than 40 percent of the forest management operations in the Brazilian states of Pará and Mato Grosso between 2007 and 2015 were at medium to high risk of having involved
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Rainforest greener during 'dry' season
Although the Amazon Jungle may appear to be perpetually green, a University of Illinois researcher believes there are actually seasonal differences of photosynthesis, with more occurring during the dry
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On eve of Olympics, Amazon deforestation surges in Brazil
Dry conditions, Brazil’s weak currency, and political instability may be creating conditions that could reverse the country’s historic progress in curbing rainforest destruction. Nearly two-thirds of
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New research gleans climate change insight from lizard genome
Using genomic data from three lizard species, researchers gleaned insights not available before on the impact of climate change on the distribution of animal populations in South American forests. The
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Cattle driving big forest loss in Peru’s ‘under-appreciated’ Amazon
Recent analysis finds cattle ranching is quietly and quickly deforesting huge swaths of rainforest in the heart of Peru. Despite having some of Peru's highest levels of deforestation, its Central Amazon
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Amazon could face intense wildfire season this year, Nasa warns
Conditions created by the strong El Niño event that warmed up Pacific waters in 2015 and early 2016 altered rainfall patterns around the world. In the Amazon basin, that meant reduced rainfall during the
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Amazon turtles imperilled by dams, mercury pollution and illegal trade
The Brazilian Amazon is home to 17 turtle species, all of which are under pressure from overexploitation, the illegal wildlife trade, widespread hydropower dam construction, and mercury contamination.
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There are so many Amazonian tree species, we won't discover the last one for 300 years
There are more different kinds of trees in the Amazon rainforest than anywhere else on earth, but the exact number has long been a mystery. In 2013, scientists estimated that the number of species was