The impact of global warming on the Arctic poles is well documented and easy to see. But scientists are just now beginning to understand the impact of
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A must read..."What happens in the tropics determines what happens to the earth’s biodiversity … We are on a tropical planet. We just don’t realize it because so many of us live in the colder latitudes." - Yadvinder Mahli
A must read..."What happens in the tropics determines what happens to the earth’s biodiversity … We are on a tropical planet. We just don’t realize it because so many of us live in the colder latitudes." - Yadvinder Mahli
Artificial intelligence is being called a game changer for enabling scientists and conservationists to process vast troves of data collected remotely. But some warn its use could keep biologists from getting out in the field with the animals and ecosystems they are studying.
We are excited to work with The Climate Initiative and share their wonderful resources and trainings with our network of educators. TCI's ED, Leia Lowery, connected with Morpho's ED via their work on the IUCN Nature-based Education Task Force. Instant collaboration ensued! Learn more about TCI
Fish communities in the Peruvian Amazon floodplain experience strong seasonal and interannual variability driven by annual flood pulses. To examine how these dynamics influence local assemblages, participants of Morpho's ARIE program sampled fishes...
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For most of Peru’s scientific history, Indigenous knowledge has existed outside the formal record. It shaped how forests were used, how species were managed, and how risk was understood, but rarely appeared in journals or policy. The boundary […]
Current regulations in the Peruvian Amazon prioritize large trees for timber harvesting. But a new study has now shown that most carbon is stored in trees with
The sprawling data centres that house AI servers churn out toxic electronic waste and are voracious consumers of electricity, which in most places is still produced from fossil fuels.
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Hundreds of miles from the U.N. conference on climate change that wrapped this weekend in Belém, Brazil, scientists are conducting a first-of-its-kind experiment that could help future policymakers address the issue.
From doom to agency: Talking about saving Amazonia. Many stories about the Amazon read like elegies. Drought, smoke, lawlessness—each headline darker than the last...The problem is not that these stories exaggerate; it’s that they leave most readers stranded between grief and guilt. Doom, however accurate, can demobilize. The question is how to move the story from despair to agency.
The ultra-sophisticated port north of Lima will revolutionize global trade, but it’s already sparking destructive new routes through the world’s most climate-critical ecosystem.
Hot off the Press! Our 2025 Annual Report tells the story of how Morpho is Educating for Conservation and helping teachers translate AWE in the Amazon into Action in the Classroom. Thanks to our donors, faculty, board, and our outstanding alumni for making 2025 an outstanding year. Enjoy!
Thanks to the Wilson family, we are excited to announce the NEW Courtney Wilson Fellowship Program! We've refocused this fellowship to better honor the memory of Courtney and her passion for birds, global education, and research! Apply by March 1. Learn more and apply.
Having studied the healing plants and peoples of tropical South America for well over four decades, I am often asked, “What is the conservation status of the Amazon Rainforest? Is the glass half-full or half-empty?”
Nearly 20 trees are cut down every second in the Amazon rainforest... But land reformer Tasso Azevedo and his team at MapBiomas have changed the game, transforming satellite imagery into precise, real-time maps that make every clear-cut visible — and every actor accountable.
BIG NEWS!! The Morpho Institute is aligning its conservation education programs with the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)to empower teachers as biodiversity leaders. Explore how we are building bridges to connect education to global action for nature. Learn more here.
We still have a few spots on the roster for the Educator Academy in the Amazon (July 1-10) and the Amazon Research Initiative (July 11-20) for NEW participants. Learn more and get signed up at https://morphoinstitute.org/professional-development/
Research by Morpho faculty and board member, Dr. Lindsey Swierk! The Amazon rainforest is under constant threat from encroachment and segmentation, but animals are finding a lifeline thanks to canopy walkways.
A groundbreaking study has emerged, emphasizing the critical impact of human activity on the Amazon rainforest’s ecological fabric, with implications that stretch far beyond its carbon-sequestering abilities.
For decades, the Amazon rainforest has quietly absorbed vast quantities of human-generated carbon dioxide, helping to slow the pace of climate change. Recent evidence, however, suggests that this vital natural buffer may be weakening – though uncertainties remain. To help close this critical knowledge gap, European and Brazilian researchers have gathered deep in the Amazon to carry out an ambitious European Space Agency-funded Carbon Amazon Rainforest Activity field campaign.Read full story: ESA investigates high-stakes Amazon tipping point
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A must read..."What happens in the tropics determines what happens to the earth’s biodiversity … We are on a tropical planet. We just don’t realize it because so many of us live in the colder latitudes." - Yadvinder Mahli