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. Offsets for captured carbon would ensure forest integrity, inducing extensive forest restoration and the capture of 16 Gt …
The Peruvian government declared a state of emergency in Morona, a district in the Amazonian region of Loreto, due to environmental damage caused by an oil spill from the country's main pipe line. The oil has already entered various rivers in the Amazon region, affecting the lives of a number …
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered eight new whip spider species in the Brazilian Amazon, which nearly doubles the number known to inhabit the region. Think you live along? Think again. Any of over 500 different kinds of insects are likely living in your house right now. A …
Ruptures in Peru's main oil pipeline have spilled 3,000 barrels of crude in an Amazonian region, operator Petroperu said Monday, and the oil has polluted two rivers native villages rely on for water, according to government officials. Two breaks in the pipeline have halted transportation of 5,000 to 6,000 barrels …
LIMA – Peru’s government has declared a 90-day water quality emergency in several northern jungle districts where two oil spills occurred due to ruptures of a pipeline operated by state-owned oil company Petroperu. The General Directorate of Environmental Health, or Digesa, in a resolution published Wednesday in the El Peruano …
New research published in the journal Nature reaffirms that key regions of the globe that have been a source of major climate worry to researchers - such as the Amazon rainforest and the forests of the global north - are exquisitely sensitive to swings in climate. And it also identifies …
LIMA: Two recent oil pipeline spills in Peru's part of the Amazon hit areas rich in wildlife and it will take them a year to recover, the government said on Monday. The spills released a total of 2,000 barrels of petroleum, energy and mining minister Rosa Maria Ortiz said. She …
Tropical dams are often falsely portrayed as 'clean' emissions-free energy sources. The letter by de Faria et al (2015 Environ. Res. Lett. 10 124019) adds to evidence questioning this myth. Calculations are made for 18 dams that are planned or under construction in Brazilian Amazonia and show that emissions from …
The impact of a changing climate on the Amazon basin is a subject of intensive research because of its rich biodiversity and the significant role of rainforests in carbon cycling. Climate change has also a direct hydrological impact, and increasing efforts have focused on understanding the hydrological dynamics at continental …
The Amazon basin is a vast continental area in which atmospheric composition is relatively unaffected by anthropogenic aerosol particles. Understanding the properties of the natural biogenic aerosol particles over the Amazon rainforest is key to understanding their influence on regional and global climate. While there have been a number of …
Brazil plans to meet the majority of its growing electricity demand with new hydropower plants located in the Amazon basin. However, large hydropower plants located in tropical forested regions may lead to significant carbon dioxide and methane emission. Currently, no predictive models exist to estimate the greenhouse gas emissions before …
As world leaders meet in Paris to tackle carbon emissions, here in the Amazon we are watching forests burning unchecked, releasing carbon into the atmosphere, destroying sensitive ecosystems and making breathing difficult. There are forests fires in the Amazon every year, but 2015 is exceptional. We've been investigating the issue …
It has been suggested that carbon starvation, owing to reduced availability of non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs), is an important contributor to tree mortality during drought in tropical rainforests; however, data from the world’s longest-running experimental drought study presented here show no evidence of carbon starvation, and instead the researchers conclude that …
The destruction of Brazil's Amazon forest, the world's largest intact rainforest, increased by 16 percent in 2015 from a year ago as the government struggles to enforce legislation and stop illegal clearings. Satellite data for the 12 months through the end of July released on Thursday showed that 5,831 square …
More than half of the tree species in the Amazon rainforest may be globally threatened. Scientists have taken a closer look at species of trees and have found that though threatened, they could be protected in the future. Forest cover in the Amazon has been declining since the 1950s. However, …
Estimates of extinction risk for Amazonian plant and animal species are rare and not often incorporated into land-use policy and conservation planning. We overlay spatial distribution models with historical and projected deforestation to show that at least 36% and up to 57% of all Amazonian tree species are likely to …
Publicly shaming areas that have high illegal deforestation rates has successfully reduced Amazon forest loss by 26 percent per years, according to a recent study. Areas that exceed deforestation limits find themselves on "blacklists," which have been regularly published by Brazil's public authorities since 2008. The Tarim basin in China …
Norway will make a final $100-million payment to Brazil this year to complete a $1-billion project that rewards a slowdown in forest loss in the Amazon basin, Norway's Environment Ministry said on Tuesday. Brazil had more than achieved a goal of reducing the rate of deforestation by 75 percent, the …
How many trees are there on earth? The latest estimate by a group of 38 researches across the world, published two weeks ago in the journal Nature, gives the colossal number of 3.04 trillion (or 3,040 billion) trees all across the globe. That leads to about 422 trees per person …
The Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project publishes recent evidence of deforestation. Satellite images reveal that deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon due to illegal gold mining and cacao plantations continues to rise, reports the Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP). Two reports within the last two weeks detail that …
With authorities ineffective, the 2,200-strong Ka’apor, in the Brazilian state of Maranhão, are taking on the illegal loggers with technology and direct action With bows, arrows, GPS trackers and camera traps, an indigenous community in northern Brazil is fighting to achieve what the government has long failed to do: halt …
