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New and noteworthy updates from the Amazon Rainforest & the Morpho Institute
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Populations have been falling for decades, even in tracts of forest undamaged by humans. Experts have spent two decades trying to understand what is going on
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We instituted a plan to maximize the positive impact of air travel to our field sites by striving to protect a highly vulnerable tract of rainforest in Northern Peru.
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Don't miss the chance to apply for funding to join Morpho's Amazon Research Initiative for Educators (ARIE) in July. Deadline to apply is March 1. Learn more and access application at www.morphoinstitute.org/arie
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Tech giant Microsoft has expanded its collaboration with re.green, signing a second offtake agreement with the Brazil-based company.
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Road development in Brazilian Amazon states surges, 95 percent of deforestation occurs within 50km of roads When a new road centipedes its way across a landscape, the best of intentions may be laid with the pavement. But roads, by their very nature, are indiscriminate pathways, granting access for travel and trade along with deforestation and […]
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South America recorded the highest number of fire outbreaks in 14 years in 2024, with Brazil at the epicenter of the crisis.
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Registration for our summer field programs is open! Space is limited and programs fill quickly. Scholarships Available. Educator Academy in the Amazon (EAA) July 1-10, 2025 Register For EAA Get…
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Guest Blog by Dr. Ben Olsen, Cedar Falls Schools, Iowa Did I just lose control of my classroom?? If someone had walked past my classroom one cool, crisp day in…
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Once known for landgrabs, shootouts and slash-and-burn farming, Paragominas has halted deforestation to become a model of sustainable growth in a region charred by wildfires
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July 11-20: Amazon Research Initiative for Educators. Join the research team and help monitor biodiversity in the Amazon! Learn more and apply for funding at https://morphoinstitute.org/arie/
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Slowing deforestation in Brazil and a vote against oil drilling in Ecuador offer slivers of hope for a denuded Amazon
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We are joining forces with ACTSPeru to promote teacher research in the Amazon. All proceeds from the sales of our NEW ACTSPeru T will go directly to teacher scholarships to join our annual Amazon Research Initiative in the Amazon (July 11-20) Get yours today!
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Researchers finally confirmed the unique behavior, but no one is quite sure why they do it.
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A new study finds Amazon forest degradation is reducing carbon storage. Biodiversity loss and tree mortality are driving this alarming trend.
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Discover the unique biodiversity and ecological significance of the Amazonian Varzea Forest, a crucial floodplain rainforest ecosystem rich in life.
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Scientists discovered microbes in Amazon peatlands that control carbon storage. If peatlands stay stable, they store carbon.
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This free self-guided professional learning introduces educators to Natural Curiosity’s four-branch framework for environmental inquiry and Indigenous lenses. Natural Curiosity 2nd Edition is an educator resource that builds children's understanding of the world through environmental inquiry and indigenous perspectives.
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[From the Morpho Blog] As we watch the rapid disappearance of forests around the world, it’s hard to ignore the growing phenomenon of “ghost forests”—areas once humming with biodiversity, now falling…
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The world’s largest rodent is a jaguar's favorite snack.
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Patrícia Medici is a world-leading expert in Brazil's lowland tapirs. She is using scientific data to protect these animals, which play an essential role in rainforest ecosystems
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MANAUS, Amazonas, Brazil — Located near the confluence of the Solimões and Japurá rivers, Lake Amanã, which means “the path of the rain,” is known as the home of the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis). During the dry season, when river levels drop, this mammal finds refuge and food there. It was on the beaches of […]
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Scientists surprised to find so many animals unknown to science in Alto Mayo, a well-populated region
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