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Scientists uncover five new species of ‘toupee’ monkeys in the Amazon

By Mark Smith 2 de September de 201414 de September de 2020

The director and co-founder of the Global Conservation Institute, spent ten years studying the saki monkey family. This monkeys, like all South American primates, suffer from the effects of region-wide habitat disturbances.

Modern conservation shaped by early Amazon explorers

By Mark Smith 30 de August de 201414 de September de 2020

Many of our ideas about the natural world and environmentalism can be traced back to two trailblazing 19th century explorers who continue to inspire scientists heading to the Amazon rainforest to identify new species.

New Stanford Model Can Reveal Globalization’s Effects On The Amazon

By Mark Smith 22 de July de 201414 de September de 2020

Stanford has unveiled new software that will be able to understand how outside influences can affect the sustainability of Indigenous people in the Amazon.

Phys.org: Parts of the Amazon basin may have once looked more like open savannah

By Mark Smith 8 de July de 201414 de September de 2020

Findings have serious implications for understanding past climate change, and how the Amazon basin might react to more modern forest clearance.

Mapping Change in the Amazon: How Satellite Images are Halting Deforestation

By Mark Smith 24 de June de 201414 de September de 2020

Imazon is collaborating with the Brazilian state of Pará to combine real time satellite imagery and advanced mapping techniques to protect the rainforest.

Scientific American: Fires can pose threat to Amazon rainforest

By Mark Smith 27 de May de 201414 de September de 2020

In the Brazilian Amazon deforestation is a serious problem. But a new study suggests that there is another threat to the rainforest that has been largely ignored: fire.

Scientists study what keeps freshwater fish abundant in the Amazon

By Mark Smith 24 de April de 201414 de September de 2020

To quantify the effect of deforestation on fish, Kirk Winemiller is working with a team of Texas A&M and Brazilian researchers. Once completed, the project will inform the work of government agencies and conservation groups in Brazil.

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Scientists uncover five new species of ‘toupee’ monkeys in the Amazon

2 de September de 2014

Modern conservation shaped by early Amazon explorers

30 de August de 2014

Mapping Change in the Amazon: How Satellite Images are Halting Deforestation

24 de June de 2014

Scientists study what keeps freshwater fish abundant in the Amazon

24 de April de 2014

New Stanford Model Can Reveal Globalization’s Effects On The Amazon

22 de July de 2014

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