Researchers at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (PUCE) have described Plinia yasuniana, a new species of plant from the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Nature: Amazon fire analysis hits new heights
Airborne measurements of smoke from burning forests may close gaps in climate models.
Amazon deforestation jumps in August
Satellite imagery released by the Brazil’s National Space Research Institute (INPE) reveals a sharp jump in deforestation during the month of August. See infographic
La Gran Época: Amazon native bamboo proposed as a sustainable alternative to wood
Researchers found that Amazon native bamboo has equivalent properties to wood.
New forest map shows 6% of Amazon deforested between 2000 and 2010
An update to one of the most comprehensive maps of the Amazon basin shows that forest cover across the world’s largest rainforest declined by about 6% between 2000 and 2010. See updated map in full screen
Conference: Memories of the Amazon and the rubber
The National University of San Marcos will hold the Seminar on Oral Tradition and Peruvian Cultures, Memories of the Amazon and Rubber, to recover popular culture and traditions.
Andina: CAN will launch campaign on the Amazon strategic importance
The Andean Community (CAN) and the Ministries of Environment of its member countries will launch “Amazon our”, a strategic campaign to sustainably care for the Amazon.
El Universo: Huaorani Fair shows Amazonic art and culture in Quito
Huaorani indigenous women exposed earrings, keychains, baskets made of branches of plants and spears, among other objects of their culture.
Deter indicates deforestation explosion in August
Government data indicate that there was an extraordinary increase of 220% compared to August 2011. Major damage continues in BR 163 See infographic with distribution of deforestation by state
Mamirauá: landscapes of a flooded forest
Region regulated by the water cycle, the flood comes to have a variation that can reach up to 12 meters high.