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Oil, gas, timber, gold: the Amazon rainforest is rich in resources, and their exploitation is booming. As resource extraction increases, so does the development of access roads and pipelines.
The Morpho Institute's insight:
Glad to see that some effort is being made by oil and gas developers in the Peruvian Amazon to mitigate their impact on local widllfe! Monitoring these bridges with cameras is even better!
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This "troll-haired" bug is one of the coolest-looking insects we've ever seen.
The Morpho Institute's insight:
Yet another amazing - new to science- rainforest wonder. A waxy-tailed plant hopper for your viewing pleasure!
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Satellite analysis reveals that since 2000 an area equal to 50 football pitches has been destroyed every minute since 2000
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Here's Looking @ Earth—Caught Red-Handed (NASA + USGS—Imagery) SatNews Publishers [SatNews] Tropical forests are threatened by many types of farming, ranching, and human activity—one of the best ways to track those threats is through the Landsat...
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Conservation International is working with businesses to reduce their Carbon footprint by investing in standing forests. See how this is being worked out, in collaboration…
The Morpho Institute's insight:
great video on how partnerships can make a difference in forest conservation.
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It all started in 1968 at a pet shop called Fish 'N' Cheeps in New York's Greenwich Village. On the way to a Jimi Hendrix concert, Patricia
The Morpho Institute's insight:
On my must read list! Not often does a book come along that details the journey of a woman through science - especially field science in the Amazon!
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Some good news out of the Amazon rainforest: given enough time, deforested land can rebound enough to host bird species that had previously deserted the area, according to a recent study in The Auk.
The Morpho Institute's insight:
Glad to share some good news from the Amazon!
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Turns out, biodiversity may help control the spread of a deadly disease.
The Morpho Institute's insight:
There are countless reasons to stop the deforestation of tropical rainforests and preserve biodiversity. And now it looks like we may be able to add disease control to that already long list.
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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 ...
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Experts are sounding the alarms: it may be all over for the American chocolate bar in just a few years. But is it true?
The Morpho Institute's insight:
All joking aside - we actually have a serious problem with chocolate - cocoa yields are down world wide and projected to keep declining. A chocolate bar may soon be unaffordable for the average person.
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Common marmoset monkeys have been described as having human-like conversations according to a team of researchers from the Princeton Neuroscience Institute.
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Martyr of the Amazon: The legacy of Chico Mendes Forests News, Center for International Forestry Research (blog) And although he never received any formal education, he eventually learnt to read, listened to foreign radio stations, and became...
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Amazon Conservation Hero!
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Photographers Nacho Doce and Ricardo Moraes spent months documenting deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. Initial data from Brazil’s space agency suggests that deforestation of the vast Amazon - the largest rainforest in the world - spiked by over a third during the past year, wiping out an area more than twice the size of the city of Los Angeles. If the figures are borne out by follow-up data, they would confirm fears of scientists and environmental activists who warn that farming, mining and Amazon infrastructure projects, coupled with changes to Brazil's long-standing environmental policies, are reversing progress made against deforestation. 44 PHOTOS
The Morpho Institute's insight:
IMPT! Amazon deforestation is on the rise again - dramatically! This is a stark reminder that we must continue to do our part to build Amazon Awareness.
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Ep. 3.THE VOICE OF THE JUNGLE: The protection of Indian cultures, headed by Sidney Pssuelo. This series travels across Brazilian landscapes by way of one of ...
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Soaring over a dense canopy of trees, a flying, insect-like robot developed by Wake Forest researchers will give an unprecedented look at Peru's tropical cloud forest, one of the world's most biodiverse ecosystems.
The Morpho Institute's insight:
Talk about a great STEM project! Putting drone technology to good use in mapping the most remote and inaccessable areas of the Amazon!
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The 28 percent increase in deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon over last year that was reported this week is bad news, but it is not surprising.
The Morpho Institute's insight:
Excellent overview of why this is such bad news and reasons behind this dramatic increase in Amazon deforestation is happening
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A unique project photographing the amazing wildlife around one tree in the rainforest, showing the immense scale of biodiversity loss
The Morpho Institute's insight:
This is a very cool project that could use your support! Check out the images they've already captured. This promises to be a spectacular movie if the still photos are any indication.
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In August 2012, professional photographers Ivan Kashinsky and Karla Gachet were on assignment for National Geographic in Yasuní National Park, home to arguably the most biodiverse rainforest in the world.
The Morpho Institute's insight:
Ouch...you can see how raw and new these road are...right into the heart of the most biologically diverse rainforest in the world - Yasuni, Ecuador
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EBCF, a Brazilian company dedicated to wildlife conservation and poverty reduction, will send 15 doctors and nurses into the Amazon.
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Climbing from an immense plain of unbroken rainforest, the Sierra del Divisor Mountain Range stretches more than 600 miles along the Peru-Brazil Border in the heart of the Amazon Basin.
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If the Amazon rainforest were completely deforested it would significantly reduce rain and snowfall in the western United States, leading to water and food shortages and a greater risk of forest fires, according to climate simulation research lead...
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A lone polar bear picking its way through nubs of sea-ice. Or an island carpeted with thousands of walruses that can no longer find permafrost patches to rest on. They're the images most people...
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In the Brazil nut forests of the Peruvian Amazon, scientists from the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) are trying to resolve a controversial question: can selective timber harvesting coexist with Brazil nut production?
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Scientists hopeful of finding other amphibian species presumed to have been wiped out by chytrid fungus infection Sightings of a toad thought to be extinct in Costa Rica have lead researchers to believe other isolated fragments of Central America's...
The Morpho Institute's insight:
Wahoooo! Good news from our other favorite rainforest country - Costa Rica!
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Who doesn't love monkeys? Here's a great little overview of the monkeys which call the Amazon home!