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March 28, 2025 1:53 PM
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Happy New Year! May it be full of awe, wonder, and discovery!
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January 6, 2:59 PM
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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.
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January 6, 2:58 PM
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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.
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January 6, 2:56 PM
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A study has revealed that humanity’s footprint in the Amazon rainforest is reshaping the forest in ways scientists didn't expect.
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January 6, 2:55 PM
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Ice Cold Katy, one of British Antarctic Survey’s Twin Otter aircraft, has been facilitating groundbreaking climate science over the Amazon Rainforest.
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January 6, 2:54 PM
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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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January 1, 2:13 PM
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Planet’s oldest bee species and primary pollinators were under threat from deforestation and competition from ‘killer bees’
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January 1, 2:12 PM
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The Regional Government of Loreto (Peru) achieved the release of 420,000 taricaya turtles in four Regional Conservation Areas, as part of a sustainable
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January 6, 3:32 PM
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We are honored to work alongside the Indigenous Maijuna, one of the smallest and most vulnerable Indigenous Peoples in the Peruvian Amazon. Our collaboration is built on listening, learning, and working together as partners in conservation. The Maijuna’s commitment to protecting their homeland inspires everything we do together. Learn more at https://morphoinstitute.org/maijuna/
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December 5, 2025 7:52 AM
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Dr. Magali Nehemy stood on the banks of the Tapajós River in the Amazon rainforest when the community's chief—a man in his seventies who had lived there his whole life—looked out over the bare shoreline and shook his head.
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December 5, 2025 4:11 PM
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As 2025 comes to a close, we’re working to raise $35K by December 31. Every gift strengthens the bridges we’re building—between classrooms and rainforests, between communities and conservation, between wonder and action. Join us as we launch the final week of giving. Donate today: https://givebutter.com/morpho_institute
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December 5, 2025 4:06 PM
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A women-led team of scientists save the Amazon rainforest from destruction as readers get a firsthand account of real-life fieldwork in action. A compelling, nonfiction, photo-illustrated STEM read for 8-12-year-olds who aspire to be future scientists, environmentalists, and conservationists!
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November 7, 2025 6:42 PM
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Discover what women in conservation need to succeed, from mentorship to safe spaces, and why equitable leadership strengthens environmental outcomes.
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January 6, 3:21 PM
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January 6, 3:01 PM
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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.
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January 6, 2:57 PM
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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.
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January 6, 2:56 PM
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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.
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January 6, 2:54 PM
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Environmental science and conservation news...
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January 6, 2:53 PM
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Rubber is being touted as a sustainable alternative to leather and it can support indigenous livelihoods too, if we learn from history...
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October 31, 2025 9:50 AM
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BIG NEWS!! The Morpho Institute is aligning its conservation education programs with the Global Biodiversity Framework to empower teachers as biodiversity leaders. Explore how we are building bridges to connect education to global action for nature. We were on the team that developed the NEW GUIDANCE - Learning for life! You can download it from our website!
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December 8, 2025 9:27 AM
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When YOU GIVE to Morpho you help: 🌿 Bring more educators into the rainforest to learn directly from local communities🌿 Strengthen conservation-education in the Amazon. 🌿 Expand access to our programs for teachers who need financial support 🌿 Align Morpho’s conservation education programs with the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and🌿provide resources like this newsletter! Whether this is your first gift or another step in your journey with us, thank you for supporting conservation education. Donate today with the QR code or via this link: https://morphoinstitute.org/donate/
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December 5, 2025 11:06 AM
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Project Drawdown Scientist Paul West, Ph.D., explores what the TFFF is, why it matters, where it goes from here, and how it could be improved.
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December 5, 2025 7:25 AM
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“We’re very happy that our lands advanced in the demarcation process, but there are so many lands that still need to be recognized and demarcated in Brazil.”
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November 24, 2025 7:35 AM
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COP30 promised a breakthrough for global forests but delivered no binding mandate. An analysis of why the Belém summit fell short and what must happen next.
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November 12, 2025 11:29 AM
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Dramatic underwater photos capture the elusive Amazonian pink dolphins red-handed.
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December 5, 2025 4:00 PM
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We decided its high time we shared some of the outstanding photography of our alumni - along with some year-end inspiration. Follow the link to our website for this free download - while you're there, consider supporting Morpho and our conservation education mission!
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