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Using data on nest materials for nearly 6,000 species of birds, a team based at the University of Bristol and the University of St Andrews utilized random forest models, a type of machine learning algorithm, to take data from bird beaks and try to predict what nest materials that species might use.
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Government data shows the decrease in Lula's first six months, reversing a years-long trend.
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Amazon in the firetrap: Deforestation and warming lock rainforest in dry and damaged grassland state
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Global warming and drastic deforestation could dry out the Amazon rainforest faster and enforce the risk of keeping it downright fire-trapped. A new study published in Communications Earth & Environment shows that fire can be a decisive factor for a potential tipping of the Amazon rainforest, as...
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Working in the sweltering heat of the Brazilian Amazon, Jose Diogo scales a tree and harvests a cluster of black berries: acai, the trendy "superfood" reshaping the world's biggest rainforest—for better and worse.
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A new species of ancient whale might be the heaviest animal ever found. Scientists reported Wednesday that the creature could challenge the blue whale's title as the heaviest animal to live on Earth.
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Why are researchers and explorers still arguing over where the Amazon River starts?
The Morpho Institute's insight:
It's the end of #worldoceanweek ! We all know the mighty Amazon River eventually meets the ocean, but where does it begin? Some say the Marañón, some say the Apurímac, some argue the Mantaro -- and they may all be right! Find out why the river's source is still so highly contested and researched! - - #worldoceanday #amazonriver #ocean #river #peru #maps #morphoinstitute #rainforest
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So far this year, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is down 40 percent from the same period in 2022, according to government data. The drop comes as a win for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has promised to curb forest less.
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The Indianapolis Zoological Society on Tuesday announced Fanny Cornejo as the inaugural winner of the Emerging Conservationist Award. Cornejo is the co-founder of Yunkawasi, a Peruvian conservation organization that works protect threatened species.
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GuideStar connects donors and grantmakers to non-profit organizations.
The Morpho Institute's insight:
Breaking News! We’ve just earned our 2023 Platinum Seal with @candiddotorg! We are excited to have our work vetted by this outstanding organization. Visit our Candid Profile and learn how you can support us and make a difference in Amazon conservation and education. - - - #nonprofit #environmental #award #platinum
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Mining is banned and logging restricted in a vast Amazon area and some other indigenous reserves.
The Morpho Institute's insight:
Good news for the Amazon and Indigenous people’s!
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En la frontera entre Perú y Colombia, la unión de los ríos Putumayo y Algodón enmarca uno de los epicentros mundiales de alta biodiversidad.
The Morpho Institute's insight:
Don't speak Spanish? Google will translate this article for you! It talks about the amazing biodiversity and conservation priorities in the region of Peru where we do our work.
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At their first summit focused on the Amazon in nearly 15 years, eight South American countries pledged this week to work together to combat deforestation. While they revived a key treaty organization in this new united front, environmentalists have expressed frustration at the lack of concrete...
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Eight countries that share the Amazon river basin signed the Belém Declaration, an agreement on conserving the planet’s largest rainforest.
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Data collected by the International Space Station has revealed a small fraction of leaves in the world's tropical rainforests are already exceeding peak temperatures, and scientists warn that this could increase.
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Amid record heat and nature loss, government agreements must be bolstered by private sector action. There are compelling benefits to sustainable business too.
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Amazon rainforest and other ecosystems could collapse ‘very soon’, researchers warn...
The Morpho Institute's insight:
The time to act is NOW.
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Her grandfather defended native lands in the Brazilian Amazon with bows and arrows. Today, the weapon of choice for Txai Surui and many young Indigenous activists like her is technology.
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Protected areas and Indigenous territories in the Amazon Rainforest experienced just one-third the amount of primary forest loss as non-protected areas, according to a new report. The Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP), a U.S.-based nonprofit, examined primary forest loss across the entire Amazon biome between 2017 and 2021. Over the five-year study period, […]
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Ictio, la base de datos de peces amazónicos, permite el registro de observaciones de peces en toda la Cuenca Amazónica.
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As South America’s most heavily forested country, Brazil has also received the largest amount of funding in the region for reducing deforestation. Its Amazon Fund, launched in 2008, was the world’s largest programme for financing the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). Suspended in 2019, when former Brazilian President Jair […]
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Get Earth Day 2023 information from the official Earth Day site. Find events, see what you can do, and learn about this year's theme: Invest In Our Planet.
The Morpho Institute's insight:
Looking for an Earth Day Event near you? Thousands globally have entered their events on this ArcGIS map from the official Earth Day organization! Check it out!
#earthday #getoutside #togetherisbetter #earthweek #morphoinstitute
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