AmazCitSciProfessors teach curriculum subjects taking Amazonian culture into the classroom
Read moreBy Julia de Freitas and Vanessa Eyng Teachers from the municipality of Tefé, in the Amazon, started the activities…
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Three Methods to Learn about Fish Migrations in the Amazon
Read moreThe Amazon River, from its headwaters in the Andes to its mouth in the Atlantic, runs at least 5,000 kilometers.…
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The Complex History of Amazonian Water
Read moreThe Amazon may seem homogeneous at first glance. Yet it only takes a little bit of time in this lush…
AmazCitSciThe Hidrovía Amazónica: Who Wins and Who Pays?
Read moreThe hidrovía amazónica, or Amazon waterway project, proposes to dredge in thirteen malos pasos, or difficult spots where it is…
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Urgent action for conservation of the dorado in the Madera Basin
Read moreProduct of several authors in a workshop after the First Bolivian Ichthyology Congress held in Cochabamba: Policy Brief
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For Many Fish, Forest is Just as Necessary as Water
Read moreScientists (Arantes et al., 2018; Castello et al., 2017) recently used spatial data, fisheries data, and field surveys to elucidate…
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Consider the tambaqui
Read moreThe tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum, sometimes also known as pacu or gamitana) is a tasty delight found commonly in Amazonian fish…
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The case for citizen science in the Amazon
Read moreThe Amazon is big. The Amazon is remote. The Amazon is unknowable. Or, at least, that’s what traditional science would…
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Potential Impacts of Planned Andean Dams Outweigh Benefits, Scientists Say
Read more*NEWS RELEASE* • WCS-supported scientists used historical data and models to predict the impacts of six planned or potential Andean…
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Amazonian Peatlands: the Rarest Wetlands Are Also the Most Important When It Comes To Carbon
Read more50% of Peru’s sequestered carbon is found in 3% of its forest. Peat, or soil of at least 30% dead…
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Scientists Confirm Dorado Catfish As All-Time Distance Champion of Freshwater Migrations
Read moreSee the original press release in the WCS Newsroom here. Full migratory life-cycle distance of dorado catfish stretches from Amazon…
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Scientists Produce a New Roadmap For Guiding Development & Conservation Efforts in the Amazon
Read moreSee the original press release in the WCS Newsroom here. New river basin classification will help safeguard region’s biodiversity and…