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Image of soy crops
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Tracking Land Use and Deforestation in the Amazon

by Meghie Rodrigues 15 March 202315 March 2023

A new study mapped 2 decades of deforestation in the Amazon and concluded that some types of land management are more effective than others.

Illustration of the central Amazon rainforest
Posted inEditors' Vox

Why Tropical Forests Are Important for Our Well-Being

by Laura Borma 3 March 20232 March 2023

Tropical forests play a critical role in supporting human well-being, food security, and the maintenance of biodiversity.

Una mujer con sombrero planta semilla al frente de la foto, mientras que un grupo de hombres y mujeres hacen lo mismo en el fondo.
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El conocimiento tradicional es esencial para la sustentabilidad en el Amazonas

by Meghie Rodrigues 16 December 202216 December 2022

Durante la COP26, el Panel Científico por la Amazonia enfatiza la necesidad del conocimiento indígena y local para orientar las recomendaciones científicas y políticas.

A woman in a blue dress sits outside and records her production and consumption in an agroecological log in Brazil.
Posted inNews

How Climate Change Is Affecting Women in the Amazon

by Meghie Rodrigues 16 November 202216 November 2022

Droughts and floods have radically altered family farming, but women leaders are finding solutions for themselves and their communities.

Researcher at an observation tower in a plot where the towers will be installed
Posted inNews

Testing the Resilience of the Amazon

by Sofia Moutinho 10 November 202222 December 2022

A mega-experiment in Brazil will evaluate how tropical rain forests absorb carbon as emissions increase.

A person stands amid tall trees on a lush green mountainside.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Amazon Basin Tree Rings Hold a Record of the Region’s Rainfall

by Rachel Fritts 11 October 202211 October 2022

New research provides a 200-year reconstruction of interannual rainfall in the Amazon basin using oxygen isotopes preserved in tree rings in Ecuador and Bolivia.

Dry patches of ground line a river basin in the Amazon rain forest.
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The Amazon Rain Forest Can’t Keep Up with Droughts

by Danielle Beurteaux 14 September 202214 September 2022

Droughts in one region of the Amazon can lead to less moisture elsewhere, and trees may not adapt quickly enough to survive.

Cráteres en tierras deforestadas por minería ilegal en la tierra Indígena de Tenharim do Igarapé Preto, en el estado de Amazonas, Brasil.
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La minería amenaza a las poblaciones Indígenas aisladas del Amazonas

by Meghie Rodrigues 5 August 202216 August 2022

Un proyecto de ley en el Congreso Brasileño permitiría la expansión minera en territorios Indígenas. Una nueva investigación demuestra cómo esto podría afectar radicalmente a los pueblos aislados.

Palm swamp in Peru
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Peeking at Peatlands: Satellite Data Fuel New Findings

by Adityarup Chakravorty 15 June 202229 June 2022

Researchers are combining hard-to-get field measurements with satellite imagery to gain new insight into where peatlands are and how they work.

Cascada en un bosque en la isla de Dominica
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Los beneficios climáticos de los bosques van mucho más allá del secuestro de carbono

by Santiago Flórez 23 May 20222 June 2022

Los bosques son “esencialmente sistemas de aire acondicionado” gracias a procesos biofísicos como la evapotranspiración y la rugosidad del dosel forestal.

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