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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…
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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…
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AWI Seeks Input for Citizen Science Initiative
Read moreUnder the the Amazon Waters Initiative, WCS is researching existing citizen science and participatory monitoring projects in the Amazon Basin.…
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Climate Change Will Affect Water Processes of the Amazon Basin, Study Finds
Read more*NEWS RELEASE* • Models suggest hydrological changes that could impact transportation, flood vulnerability, fisheries, and hydropower generation in Amazon basin…
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New Tools to Visualize The Amazon
Read moreBy Natalie Alm September 5, 2016 [NOTE: This originally appeared in a series of blogs by WCS staff at the IUCN…
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Lessons Learned at the Amazon Waters International Conference (Part II)
Read moreImmersing ourselves in the Amazon Basin: key speakers and concepts from the Amazon Waters International Conference, Day 2 Lima, Perú.-…
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Lessons Learned at the Amazon Waters International Conference (Part I)
Read moreImmersing ourselves in the Amazon Basin: key speakers and concepts from the Amazon Waters International Conference, which took place June…
AmazCitSciHistoric Declaration Signed To Ensure Protection of Amazon Basin
Read more“Our work is diverse but connected, like the waters of the Amazon, and we must maintain the integrity of this…