On the 28th and 29th of this month, in Santarem, will take place the III Call of the Forest, with the theme “Conserved Forest is Continuous Life.” The president of the Republic will participate
Tag: biodiversity
The photograph in the Amazon: The Black Amazon of Marcela Bonfim
Photographer says in her essays, series and photo reports, stories an inconspicuous Amazon, its “Black Amazon.”
Discover the Peruvian media campaign “The Amazon is here”
The Amazon is not far, is here around us. Our source of life is in danger and its greatest threat is the ignorance. Discover what connects you with it and share it.
Ichthyofauna of Madeira: books show the varieties of fishes of this river
Collection of books available in digital format is a source of information for researchers on local biodiversity
National Geographic: ‘Extinct’ Toad Rediscovered in Ecuador
To biologists’ delight, the Azuay stubfoot toad, believed to be extinct after its last sighting in 2002, has just leapt back to life.
Major expedition uncovers new species in Madid Park, Bolivia
ID Madidi will explore 14 sites throughout Madidi National Park over the next year and a half. At their first study site, the researchers found a new species of frog. With two sites under their belt, they’ve recorded 60 vertebrates not known to inhabit the park.
Giant otters are returning to the Amana Sustainable Development Reserve
Animals virtually disappeared, persecuted because of their skin but today the population is expanding in this reserve within the Amazon State.
Scientists discover new primate in the embattled heart of the Amazon
Rivers create species. Now, scientists have discovered a new primate that also appears to follow this rule, blocked off from his cousins by a confluence of rivers in the Peruvian Amazon.
Researchers find ‘hidden tapestry’ of plant chemicals in Amazon forest
The Amazon rainforest might seem like a massive expanse of monotonous green. However, a recent study has found that within this monotony lies a kaleidoscope of chemicals unique to all the different plant species of the forest.
Mamiraua Reserve in Brazil leading tourism to watch jaguars
The visiting of tour groups to see jaguars in reserves generates income for local communities and reduces the hunting of animals.