Tree diversity is 3 times higher than previously thought in the wetlands of the Amazon
“About 53 percent of tree species in the Amazonian lowlands grow in wetlands, which is three times the diversity estimated…
Why revealing uncontacted tribes may help save them
BRAZIL’S DECISION IN recent weeks to release video clips of isolated indigenous peoples reflects a growing unease among rights officials that time…
Photographic trap to prevent the extinction of the jaguar
The jaguar is the king of the Amazon, a sacred feline that figures in the pantheon of all Latin American…
Indigenous communities demand to protect the Amazon
In the nine countries that make up the Amazon biome, indigenous communities requested that a protected area corridor be established…
Diagnosis of organic fairs motivates strategy for family farming
Representatives of associations of family farmers, organic producers, government agencies and civil society met to discuss strategies to strengthen organic…
Deforestation continues upward trend in Brazil, says NGO
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon continues to trend higher, reports Imazon, a Brazilian NGO that independently tracks developments in Earth’s…
A river runs through it — and keeps the Amazon’s bird species diverse
A new genetic analysis shows that rivers in northeast South America rarely give rise to new bird species, but are…
Scientists identify system used in illegal logging of Amazon
In Brazil, loggers illegally log a large number of trees from the Amazon forest without being discovered, this illegal logging…
Drone used to confirm existence of uncontacted Amazon tribe
The Brazilian government used a drone to help confirm the presence of an uncontacted indigenous group deep in the Amazon…
MPF creates task force to combat environmental crimes in the Amazon
A task force of the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office was formed to combat illegal mining, deforestation, public land grabbing, agrarian…