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Earlier this month Rieli Franciscato of the Brazilian government’s Indigenous affairs agency FUNAI was killed on the edge of the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau Indigenous territory in Rondônia, Brazil. Franciscato, a sertanista or elite forest Indigenous expert, had worked to protect the rights and territory of Indigenous peoples living in voluntary isolation in the Amazon rainforest. His death […]
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The world is brimming with bad news about people failing to take care of the Earth. But there is a way to change the narrative, says Canadian conservationist Harvey Locke. The key, according to him, is to strive for a “nature positive” world that is less about destruction and more about restoration. “We know we’re […]
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The Amazon Basin is at the center of an intensifying discourse about deforestation, land-use, and global change. To date, climate research in the Basin has overwhelmingly focused on the cycling and storage of carbon (C) and its implications for global climate. Missing, however, is a more comprehensive consideration of other significant biophysical climate feedbacks [i.e., CH4, N2O, black carbon, biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs), aerosols, evapotranspiration, and albedo] and their dynamic responses to both localized (fire, land-use change, infrastructure development, and storms) and global (warming, drying, and some related to El Niño or to warming in the tropical Atlantic) changes. Here, we synthesize the current understanding of (1) sources and fluxes of all major forcing agents, (2) the demonstrated or expected impact of global and local changes on each agent, and (3) the nature, extent, and drivers of anthropogenic change in the Basin. We highlight the large uncertainty in flux magnitude and responses, and their corresponding direct and indirect effects on the regional and global climate system. Despite uncertainty in their responses to change, we conclude that current warming from non-CO2 agents (especially CH4 and N2O) in the Amazon Basin largely offsets—and most likely exceeds—the climate service provided by atmospheric CO2 uptake. We also find that the majority of anthropogenic impacts act to increase the radiative forcing potential of the Basin. Give
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Under the Amazon’s green canopy, efforts are now underway to advance a low-deforestation model of rural development that is drawing broad support.
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Rio de Janeiro, Jun 11 (EFE).- Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose for the third consecutive month in May, government data showed Friday. The report revealed that deforestation increased by 67% in May compared to the same period last year, and that 24 trees are cut every second in...
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Yaguas National Park is uninhabited, but 29 Indigenous communities reside just outside its borders, and protection of the area is vital for their survival. Communities depend on the rich natural resources of this ecosystem, especially fish, and consider the rivers and land sacred.
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Anthropologist entrusts Berkeley linguist, sight unseen, with 60-year-old Peruvian collection
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At the upcoming Leaders Summit on Climate, to be hosted by President Biden on April 22 & 23, Latin America will have a robust presence with eight regional heads of state in attendance. The Biden A…
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Biden's own legislative history can help develop a workable strategy for approaching Jair Bolsonaro.
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Indigenous communities in Latin America and the Caribbean have consistently asserted that they are the best guardians of their forests. Now, a recent U.N. report has mainstreamed this argument, adding that these communities are also under increasing threat and supporting and empowering them will be the most cost-effective response, not only to tackling carbon emissions, […]
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We are proud to partner with @oneplanet to support the efforts of the Indigenous Maijuna of Peru. Together we are stronger!
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Humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world's original tropical rainforest cover, new data reveals – raising alarm that a key natural buffer against climate change is quickly vanishing.
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Sobering news.
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The fate of the Amazon is now a key bilateral issue and one of President Biden’s most prickly foreign policy challenges.
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The behavior, used by wolves and orcas to run down fast prey, is rarely seen in fish.
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After rampant wildfire inflamed global debate over who owns the Amazon, can incentives cool tensions between development and preservation?
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Insightful look at this big question. Who owns the Amazon?
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The machete-wielding scientists ventured into the Amazon, hacking through dense jungle as the mid-morning temperature soared past 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 C).
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Since the end of the long-running conflict in Colombia, large areas of forest have been rapidly converted to agricultural uses, suggesting the peace agreement presents a threat to conservation the country's rainforest, a new study from Oregon State University shows.
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Environmental science and conservation news...
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New Study Points to a History of Indigenous Sustainable Use of the Western Amazon Stretching Back 5,000.
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Goldman Environment Prize recognises
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Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) on Wednesday agreed to sponsor a protected reserve in the Amazon rainforest, joining beer maker Heineken (HEIN.AS) and a growing list of global corporations signing up to the Brazilian government's "Adopt a Park" program.
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Oooh. This would make a great topic for a debate in an AP Environmental science class!
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Amazon deforestation in Brazil reached a 12-year high in 2020, and over 95% of it is illegal. Unless governments and markets radically revalue the rainforest’s natural services and stimulate a green economy, a nightmare scenario may be unavoidable.
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Indigenous territories and protected natural areas in the Amazon are emitting formerly undetected amounts of carbon, yet their net emissions remain low.
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The first broad look at all of the gases that affect how the Amazon works—not just CO2—reveals a system on the brink.
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The illegal sale of protected land in the Brazilian Amazon has been going on for years, but a new BBC report got deeply inside the criminal network and found some land grabbers advertising on Facebook.
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