Carbon and the fate of the Amazon
This publication shows that carbon prices exceeding US$ 20 per ton of CO2 captured by the natural regeneration of deforested areas in the Amazon would be truly transformative for the region’s landscape.
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Peru declares emergency in Amazon region affected by oil spill
The Peruvian government declared a state of emergency in Morona, a district in the Amazonian region of Loreto, due to environmental damage caused by an oil spill from the country's main pipe line. The
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Peru pipeline leaks in Amazon; two rivers polluted, agency says
Ruptures in Peru's main oil pipeline have spilled 3,000 barrels of crude in an Amazonian region, operator Petroperu said Monday, and the oil has polluted two rivers native villages rely on for water, according
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Whip Spiders: Eight New Species Found In Amazon Rainforest
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered eight new whip spider species in the Brazilian Amazon, which nearly doubles the number known to inhabit the region. Think you live along?
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Peru Declares Water Quality Emergency in Oil Spill-Hit Amazon Districts
LIMA – Peru’s government has declared a 90-day water quality emergency in several northern jungle districts where two oil spills occurred due to ruptures of a pipeline operated by state-owned oil company
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Scientists just found out where the Earth is most sensitive to climate swings- and the news isn't good
New research published in the journal Nature reaffirms that key regions of the globe that have been a source of major climate worry to researchers - such as the Amazon rainforest and the forests of the
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Oil spills in Peruvian Amazon hit wildlife
LIMA: Two recent oil pipeline spills in Peru's part of the Amazon hit areas rich in wildlife and it will take them a year to recover, the government said on Monday. The spills released a total of 2,000
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Greenhouse gas emissions from Brazil's Amazonian hydroelectric dams
<p>Tropical dams are often falsely portrayed as 'clean' emissions-free energy sources. The letter by de Faria et al (2015 Environ. Res. Lett. 10 124019) adds to evidence questioning this myth.
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Projected increases in the annual flood pulse of the Western Amazon
<p>The impact of a changing climate on the Amazon basin is a subject of intensive research because of its rich biodiversity and the significant role of rainforests in carbon cycling. Climate change has
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Biogenic cloud nuclei in the Amazon
<p>The Amazon basin is a vast continental area in which atmospheric composition is relatively unaffected by anthropogenic aerosol particles. Understanding the properties of the natural biogenic aerosol
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Estimating greenhouse gas emissions from future Amazonian hydroelectric reservoirs
<p>Brazil plans to meet the majority of its growing electricity demand with new hydropower plants located in the Amazon basin. However, large hydropower plants located in tropical forested regions may