Hunted by poachers, the animal needs to be adapted in stages to return to their habitat.
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Environmental monitoring on Kichwa Wamani community
It is easier to conserve natural resources when it knows what conserve and how to do it. Here the experience of the Kichwa community of Wamani.
Jornal do Brasil: Researchers study how was the Amazon in the last 20 million years
Brazilian and foreign researchers will work for five years in a project to know what happened in the Amazon over the past 20 million years.
Rainforests may be more resilient to global warming – in isolation – than previously forecast
Tropical forests may be less sensitive to global warming than previously thought, argues a new study published in Nature Geoscience.
The mining boom in the Amazon
The largest rainforest in the world is in the middle of a mining boom fueled by high mineral prices, according to a new assessment of resources of the Amazon.
G1: Researchers monitor jaguars of Amazon using collars with GPS
Researchers of project in the Amazon rainforest placed GPS system and satellite communication in five jaguars to monitor their movements and learn more about the habits of these cats.
Gucci launches ‘zero-deforestation’ handbag
Gucci has rolled out a collection of ‘zero-deforestation’ handbags. Each handbag comes with a “passport” that provides the history of the product’s supply chain going back to the ranch that produced the leather.
108 million hectares of the Amazon rainforest available for oil and gas exploration
The concessions for exploration and extraction of oil and gas are proliferating along the Amazon countries according to a new comprehensive atlas of the region.
A Crítica: Inpa research shows application techniques in Cocona planting
Research of the National Institute for Amazon Research estimated that the genetic improvement of Cocona (Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal) and correct practice planting can result in a fruit for agribusiness.
A Crítica: Baby manatee is rescued in the city of Autazes
Manatee found in Remanso community in Autazes was rescued and soon sent to Robin Park C. Best of the National Institute of Amazonian Research.