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50 Amazing Facts About Rainforests [Infographic]

50 Amazing Facts About Rainforests [Infographic] | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From www.business2community.com - September 16, 2013 11:15 PM
The rainforests are usually characterized by a large annual rainfall, but that’s description clearly falls short of what these forests represent to our planet.

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September 17, 2013 8:09 AM
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Devastating cost of illegal mining in Peru higher than ever thought: government

Devastating cost of illegal mining in Peru higher than ever thought: government | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From www.mining.com - September 17, 2013 1:55 AM
About 40,000 hectares of Amazonic forest, not 18,000 as the government thought, has been destroyed by illegal mining in Peru.

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September 14, 2013 7:46 AM
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Iquitos, Peru: Wet and Wild

Iquitos, Peru: Wet and Wild | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From travel.nytimes.com - September 14, 2013 7:45 AM
From sinkholes and snake oil to echoes of Eiffel and Herzog, the surreal is simply real in the “Capital of the Amazon” — and you don’t even need a local hallucinogen to experience it.
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Welcome to the gateway to the Amazon - an inside look at the city where we begin our Amazon Rainforest Workshop programs

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September 13, 2013 3:58 PM
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Peru: Global warming may spell doom for the world’s most bio-diverse ecosystem

Peru: Global warming may spell doom for the world’s most bio-diverse ecosystem | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From scienceblog.com - September 13, 2013 3:58 PM
Peru’s cloud forests are some of the most biologically diverse ecosystems in the world. A profusion of tree and plant species as well as one third of Peru’s mammal, bird and frog species make their...
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September 12, 2013 10:39 PM
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Madigosky of Westtown Honored for Teaching Excellence at Widener University - ReadMedia (press release)

Madigosky of Westtown Honored for Teaching Excellence at Widener University - ReadMedia (press release) | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From readme.readmedia.com - September 5, 2013 4:52 PM
Madigosky of Westtown Honored for Teaching Excellence at Widener University
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CHESTER, PA (09/05/2013)(readMedia)-- Dr. Stephen R.
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Congrats to our Amazon Rainforest Faculty member, Steve Madigosky on receiving the 2013 Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching! 

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September 12, 2013 8:07 AM
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Global warming may 'flatten' rainforests - Mongabay.com

Global warming may 'flatten' rainforests - Mongabay.com | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From news.mongabay.com - September 11, 2013 8:22 PM
Global warming may 'flatten' rainforests Mongabay.com Climate change may push canopy-dwelling plants and animals out of the tree-tops due to rising temperatures and drier conditions, argues a new study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
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September 12, 2013 8:02 AM
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Loss of animals spells doom for diversity of rainforest trees

Loss of animals spells doom for diversity of rainforest trees | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From smithsonianscience.org - September 11, 2013 9:12 AM
You might also like:Smithsonian researcher Tremie Gregory uses camera traps to study “bridges” high-up in the rainforest canopy Center for Tropical Forest Science receives grant to study diversity of tree communities Heavyweight trees are forest...
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September 11, 2013 8:09 PM
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How Is Climate Change Affecting Tropical Forests?

How Is Climate Change Affecting Tropical Forests? | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From wunc.org - September 11, 2013 8:09 PM
Melting ice caps at the poles are not the only concern when thinking about global warming. Increasingly, scientists are realizing that the impact of rising
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September 11, 2013 8:04 PM
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Scientists discover that threatened bird migrates entirely within Amazon Basin

Scientists discover that threatened bird migrates entirely within Amazon Basin | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From news.mongabay.com - September 11, 2013 8:04 PM
When one thinks of bird migrations, it's usually a north-south route that follows seasonal climates.
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September 11, 2013 2:50 PM
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Illegal gold mining exposing Peru's indigenous tribes to mercury poisoning

Illegal gold mining exposing Peru's indigenous tribes to mercury poisoning | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From www.theguardian.com - September 9, 2013 12:30 PM
Toxic levels of mercury dumped in Amazon rivers gets into food chain, posing serious health risk to children, study finds Indigenous children in Peru's south eastern Amazon, an area where tens of thousands of illegal gold miners operate, have...
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September 11, 2013 12:09 AM
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A race for what's left of the planet (Part one) - Truthloader

From www.youtube.com - September 10, 2013 9:02 AM
In this new series we look at what happens when our unquenchable thirst for oil leads us to drill in the world's most endangered places -- with terrifying co...
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Great 3min video that explains how our unquenchable thirst for oil is impacting the Amazon
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September 10, 2013 11:04 PM
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Amazon Watch - Voices of the Xingu: A Fisherman's Story

Amazon Watch - Voices of the Xingu: A Fisherman's Story | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From amazonwatch.org - September 10, 2013 11:04 PM
'This wound no longer heals because it is a very deep wound. There is no healing being done for nature, or for our minds.
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September 9, 2013 8:28 PM
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An Unseen World - Amazon Rainforest Wildlife by Paul Rosolie (web version)

From www.youtube.com - June 4, 2013 1:41 PM
An Unseen World - Winner at the United Nations Forum on Forests 2013 short film contest, shows a collection of camera trap footage taken on an Amazon Rainfor...

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September 17, 2013 8:10 AM
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Is the Amazon Rainforest Drying Out?: Scientific American

Is the Amazon Rainforest Drying Out?: Scientific American | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From www.scientificamerican.com - December 25, 2012 11:21 PM
The trees and vegetation of the Peruvian Amazon are adapting to a warmer, drier future—but can they adapt fast enough?

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September 16, 2013 4:21 PM
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Rain Forest Plants Race to Outrun Global Warming - National Geographic

Rain Forest Plants Race to Outrun Global Warming - National Geographic | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From news.nationalgeographic.com - September 16, 2013 11:33 AM
National Geographic Rain Forest Plants Race to Outrun Global Warming National Geographic From a 13,000-foot peak of the Andes Mountains in southern Peru, gazing east over the dense rain forests of the Amazon basin, all you see is undulating...
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Tropical plants are migrating due to climate change, but can they move fast enough?

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September 13, 2013 10:03 PM
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Satellite reveals ‘hidden’ 1000-ha oil palm plantation in Amazon rainforest in Peru

Satellite reveals ‘hidden’ 1000-ha oil palm plantation in Amazon rainforest in Peru | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From infoamazonia.org - September 10, 2013 2:42 AM

Loreto authorities had not authorized the project nor granted a logging concession in the area. (Satélite revela 1000 ha de dendê "escondidas" na Amazônia peruanaSatélite revela 1000 ha de palma de aceite...

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Just up river from Iquitos...so in the neighborhood of our field study sites...

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September 13, 2013 8:44 AM
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Coffee to protect the rainforest - World Coffee Press

Coffee to protect the rainforest - World Coffee Press | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From www.worldcoffeepress.com - September 13, 2013 5:10 AM
World Coffee Press Coffee to protect the rainforest World Coffee Press The Fairtrade coffee movement is gaining momentum and it is easy to spot Fairtrade coffee, if you are wanting a drink that is ethical as it is refreshing, keep and eye out for...
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September 12, 2013 8:54 PM
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50 Astounding Facts About Rainforests (INFOGRAPHIC) - Huffington Post

50 Astounding Facts About Rainforests (INFOGRAPHIC) - Huffington Post | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From www.huffingtonpost.com - September 12, 2013 5:18 PM
50 Astounding Facts About Rainforests (INFOGRAPHIC)
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Rainforests play a critical role in the maintenance of our planet's good health.
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Spread the word that Rainforests Rule with this awesome infographic!

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The Morpho Institute's curator insight, September 12, 2013 8:53 PM

Awesome classroom resource to share why the rainforests of the world are so important and so awesome!
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September 12, 2013 8:04 AM
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Journey into the Amazon

Journey into the Amazon | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From www.cntraveller.com - September 11, 2013 3:31 PM
Can tourism save the environment? Stanley Stewart ventures into the heart of Ecuador's rainforest, one of the most biodiverse and least explored regions in the world, to meet the Huaorani people, and find out (One of the least explored regions in...
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September 12, 2013 8:01 AM
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Curbing Climate Change | Rainforest Alliance

Curbing Climate Change | Rainforest Alliance | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From rainforest-alliance.org - September 11, 2013 3:30 PM
Did you know? Deforestation accounts for approx 17% of global GHG emissions http://t.co/LxQxOwU1KM #forestfact
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September 11, 2013 8:04 PM
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Mercury contamination in Peru's Amazon affects indigenous groups

Mercury contamination in Peru's Amazon affects indigenous groups | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From www.peruthisweek.com - September 11, 2013 8:04 PM
Vulnerable populations hit hardest.
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September 11, 2013 5:58 PM
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Banana Split: To Eat or Not to Eat - National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science

From sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu - September 11, 2013 5:58 PM
The case study method of teaching applied to college science teaching, from The National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
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Excellent teaching resource that uses real case studies - in this example the impact of banana production on tropical ecosystems and people.   

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September 11, 2013 9:02 AM
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New Amazon Species: "Bluetooth" Tarantula, Electric Fish

New Amazon Species: "Bluetooth" Tarantula, Electric Fish | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From news.nationalgeographic.com - September 11, 2013 9:02 AM
A new Amazon species was found roughly every three days between 1999 and 2009—among them a ''bluetooth'' tarantula and an electric fish.
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Amazing Amazon...so much remains to be discovered!

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September 10, 2013 11:59 PM
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Amazonian People and Cosmetics Giant Work to Save Endangered Rainforest ... - The Herald | HeraldOnline.com

From www.heraldonline.com - September 10, 2013 10:43 AM
Amazonian People and Cosmetics Giant Work to Save Endangered Rainforest ...
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September 9, 2013 8:29 PM
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Study Maps Likely Wildlife Migration Corridors as Climate Warms | CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com

Study Maps Likely Wildlife Migration Corridors as Climate Warms | CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From blog.cleantechies.com - June 24, 2013 10:02 AM
The southeastern U.S., eastern Canada, and the Amazon Basin could become three of the more heavily used wildlife thoroughfares as species are forced to relocate (Study Maps Likely Wildlife Migration Corridors as Climate Warms -

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Anna Phillips's curator insight, June 24, 2013 5:48 PM

Now more than ever it is important to keep migration corridors in mind when planning cities and new routes.
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