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June 10, 2014 7:39 AM
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Efforts to slow destruction of tropical forests seem to be paying off in a number of countries, argues a new report published by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).
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June 7, 2014 9:11 AM
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Newly discovered insect 'Supersonus' hits animal kingdom's highest-pitch love call Phys.Org Female Supersonus.
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June 6, 2014 9:57 PM
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UConn Advance (blog) Regenerating Tropical Forests UConn Advance (blog) “For a long time scientists have observed deforestation in the tropics, in which you see forest cover going down,” said the project's principal investigator, Professor Robin...
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June 6, 2014 9:54 PM
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The Economist The Amazon rainforest Cutting down on cutting down The Economist IN THE 1990s, when an area of Brazilian rainforest the size of Belgium was felled every year, Brazil was the world's environmental villain and the Amazonian jungle the...
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June 4, 2014 8:53 AM
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Selective logging and small sub-canopy fires are degrading vast areas of rainforest across the Brazilian Amazon, contributing to largely hidden carbon emissions, argues a study published today in Global Change Biology. The research found stark differences in carbon storage between primary forests, selectively logged forests, logged and burned forests, and regrowing or secondary forests.
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June 4, 2014 8:30 AM
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Climate change may be taking a hidden toll on intact rainforests in the heart of the Amazon, finds a new study based on 35 years of observations. The research, published in the journal Ecology, focused on the ecological impacts of fragmentation but unexpectedly found changes in the control forests.
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May 28, 2014 1:03 PM
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Loading up bolaina wood in Pucallpa, Peru. Ernesto Benavides/CIFOR Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of four articles about CIFOR’s research on smallholder bolaina logging in the Amazon. Part 1 can be read here.
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May 23, 2014 9:32 PM
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Good News for the Amazon! 22 Organizations Join Together to Protect Massive ...
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May 23, 2014 8:32 AM
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A group of scientists from more than 20 institutions around the world will gauge the impact on the world's largest rainforest if a time comes when the planet has 30 percent more carbon dioxide (CO2) than today, according to a project launched on Wednesday.
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May 23, 2014 8:27 AM
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Companies could start extracting oil underneath key biodiversity reserve on Earth by 2016 Drilling for oil in a part of the Amazon rainforest considered one of the most biodiverse hotspots on the planet is to go ahead less than a year after...
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May 22, 2014 10:15 PM
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Deep in the Amazon rainforest, minerals like sodium are really scarce, so to get their fill, colorful butterflies drink turtle tears directly from their eyes
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May 21, 2014 8:57 PM
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As new roads bring farmers to Peru's central Amazon, boosting indigenous incomes may help them stem deforestation
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May 20, 2014 8:40 PM
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A century apart, Paul Rosolie and Henry Walter Bates describe their abiding enchantment with the Amazon....Both provide yet one more reason to be concerned about the shrinking Amazon: It’s a place where the human imagination flourishes."
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June 7, 2014 10:10 PM
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Scientists have found that reducing deforestation in the tropics would significantly cut the amount of carbon dioxide entering the Earth's atmosphere--by as much as one-fifth.
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June 6, 2014 9:58 PM
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Of jaguars and loggers: new film to showcase one of the least-known regions in ...
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June 6, 2014 9:55 PM
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Oil company breaks agreement, builds big roads in Yasuni rainforest
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... Block, which covers about 100,000 hectares or 10 percent of the park.
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June 5, 2014 3:16 PM
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Brazil has banned catfish fishing in an effort to save endangered Amazon pink dolphin.
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June 4, 2014 8:44 AM
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In August, three young filmmakers will go on the expedition of a lifetime. They plan to spend six months filming in one of the most remote, most spectacular, and most endangered ecosystems on the planet: the Las Piedras River system. This unprotected swathe of Amazon jungle contains massive anacondas, prowling jaguars, and even uncontacted indigenous people.
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May 28, 2014 1:04 PM
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4 Reasons We Need to Apologize to the Amazon Rainforest Care2.com We humans always talk about how much we love and respect your beauty and biodiversity, but when it comes to doing anything to protect you, we're suddenly suspiciously silent.
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May 27, 2014 8:41 AM
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Science World Report
Human Impact On Amazon Via Deforestation, Logging, & Fires, Is Greatly ...
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May 23, 2014 9:32 PM
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The amount of carbon lost from tropical forests through degradation is being significantly underestimated according to a new study.
Via S.J.Pillans
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May 23, 2014 8:28 AM
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Can tourism ever be sustainable? The Rainforest Alliance says, "Yes!
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May 23, 2014 8:23 AM
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A model for conservation, the Amazon Region Protected Areas ensures 150 acres—three times the size of all US parks combined—of the Amazon are protected for life.
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May 21, 2014 9:00 PM
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Brazil-watchers preoccupied with the rocky run-up to the World Cup may have missed a recent move as smart and graceful as any you’ll see on a soccer pitch -- one that sealed a huge win not just for Brazilians but for everyone on Earth.
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May 20, 2014 8:43 PM
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What happens to the Amazon rainforest when CO2 levels rise 30 percent ...
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