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.
Tag: amazonia
Dispute over Indigenous Lands increases threat to the enviornment
From the Amazon to Rio Grande do Sul state, conflicts can encourage deforestation, mining and installation of mines in indigenous territories.
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.
The Battle of Belo Monte
The largest infrastructure project in Brazil has generated a lot of controversy for its impact on the environment and indigenous peoples.
Pan-Amazonia according to Brazil
Works negotiated by the BNDES in the South American Amazon include hydro with cracks, leaky pipeline and a road that shook the presidency of Bolivia.
Rosalba: 5 indígenas amazónicas cuentan porqué las mujeres son clave para reforestar
Rosalba Castilla. Guainía “Vengo del Guainía, de la Comunidad de Coco Viejo, cerquita de Puerto Inírida. El resguardo tiene 5 comunidades, y en Coco Viejo somos solo 1 familia de 30 personas. Mi familia. Mi abuelo venía del alto Guainía, de la selva. Murieron él y mi abuela y aquí quedamos, y de estas artesanías […]