Federal University of Rondônia researcher warns that hydroelectric plants of Santo Antônio and Jirau on the Madeira River could produce catastrophic results in Rondônia and Bolivia.
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Amazon trees super-diverse in chemicals substances
Climbing into the canopy of thousands of trees across 19 different forests in the region, researchers sampled chemical signatures from canopy leaves and were surprised by the levels of diversity uncovered.
Amazon drought: Is Brazil’s epic drought a taste of the future?
The worst may be yet to come if climate projections prove accurate: forecasts are for hotter and drier conditions going forward.
Drought and fire are reducing ability of Amazon Rainforest to store carbon
New research published in Nature adds further evidence to the argument that drought and fire are reducing the Amazon’s ability to store carbon, raising concerns that Earth’s largest rainforest could tip from a carbon sink to a carbon source.
Amazon rainforest does not ‘green up’ during the dry season
A study led by NASA scientist Doug Morton finds that earlier research concluding that photosynthesis increases in the Amazon during the dry season is based on faulty interpretation of satellite imagery.
The Guardian: Lima talks should deliver first draft for 2015 climate deal, says Peru minister
Amazon country wants UN summit to steer the course for a binding global committment on carbon emissions.
Brazilian soy industry extends deforestation moratorium
Soy traders and producers in the Brazilian Amazon agreed to extend a moratorium on soybeans produced in recently deforested areas for another year.
Increase in deforestation in the Amazon in 2013: a point off the curve or out of control?
After falling consistently since 2006, deforestation of the Amazon in 2013 grew by 28%. Organizations analyze the situation.
The artisanal miners in Tambopata want their forest back
In Manuani in the Madre de Dios region, residents are reforesting the desert left behind by illegailty.
Spectacular new beetle discovered in French Guiana
A new bi-colored beetle was discovered in the lowland rainforest of French Guiana.