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The Amazon River Dolphin also known as the Pink River Dolphin or Boto, lives only in fresh water. They are considered to be of medium size within the dolphin family
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H&M, Zara commit to cutting rainforest destruction out of clothing production
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A new NASA-led study seven years in the making has conf …
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Three extreme weather events in the Amazon Basin in the last decade are giving scientists an opportunity to make observations that will allow them to predict the impacts of climate change and deforestation on some of the most important ecological processes and ecosystem services of the Amazon River ...
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Los Amigos Biological Station sits within the Peruvian Amazon—one of the planet’s richest hotspots for life. Countless species fly, scurry, climb and burrow through the surrounding rainforest. To b...
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Brazil is rushing ahead with big economic development plans. It will host the soccer World Cup later this year, and the Olympics two years later. But all that progress is challenging the traditions — even the way of life — of the country's indigenous people.
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Inter Press Service Snickers, Twix to be deforestation-free Mongabay.com The policy pledges Mars to only using palm oil produced legally and without conversion of high conservation value areas, peatlands, or high carbon stock areas like tropical...
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In research meant to highlight how the destruction of the Amazon rainforest could affect climate elsewhere, Princeton University-led researchers report that the total deforestation of the Amazon may significantly reduce rain and snowfall in the western United States, resulting in water and food shortages, and a greater risk of forest fires.
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A "live fast, die young" life history strategy could have played a key role leading to the high tree diversity in the Amazon, scientists suggest.
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In the Western Amazon—arguably the world's most biodiverse region—scientists have found that not only is the forest super-rich in species, but also in chemicals. Climbing into the canopy of thousands of trees across 19 different forests in the region—from the lowland Amazon to high Andean cloud forests—the researchers sampled chemical signatures from canopy leaves and were surprised by the levels of diversity uncovered.
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But why? Read on to learn more! http://news.mongabay.com/2014/0303-hance-amazon-chemicals.html?fbfnpg
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Areas that have had their protected status removed or reduced have experienced a sharp increase in forest loss thereafter, finds a new study published by Imazon, a Brazilian NGO.
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Warfare between plants and insects is responsible for remarkable tropical biodiversity, two ecologists contend.
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Pressure from loggers, gold prospectors, and land speculators endangers many of the world's last remaining uncontacted indigenous communities.
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The most exciting new frontiers of exploration are on our very own planet, says Dr. Robin Hanbury-Tenison, one of the greats of British exploring.
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"It doesn't matter if people have been there before, it isn't about being the first -- it's about understanding and learning more about it."
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This is why we do what we do! Eloquent writing by students from the Derryfield School who recently returned from an Amazon Rainforest Workshop in Peru. Well done Derryfield. Well Done!
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The South American Amazon rainforest is renowned for being one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet, boasting an estimated 16,000 different tree species. However, the distribution of these diverse tree species is curiously uneven. What is the reason behind this irregular diversity? According to a new study, the answer lies within short durations between tree generations.
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NASA has asked Scientists to look at how record flooding AND droughts in the last decade are affecting the Amazon River. They’ll be studying the affects of
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How to wrangle Orchid Bees in the Amazon Rainforest
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After nearly a year of negotiations, Mars has announced that it will only source palm oil from companies that are not destroying rainforests
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CIFOR researchers are studying Peru's mysterious peat swamps, which are home to a very special tree — and which store immense amounts of carbon that would otherwise enter the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. CIFOR is seeking to improve the scientific knowledge of carbon stocks and greenhouse gas fluxes in these undisturbed peatlands in the Amazon basin.
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"Surrounded by trees, waterfalls, and tropical wildlife, this Amazon tribe is a world away from the beaches of Rio. The Dessana tribe is accessible only by boat from the city of Manaus - where Englad will play their first World Cup game in June this year.
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These photos are amazing!
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These photographs of the Dessana tribe, published on th …
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Amazing photography - captures the mystery and magic that defines the Amazon
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