Factsheet: Juruena landscapes and vegetation types - from the Amazon forests to the Cerrado
Description of forest / vegetation types in a transition area between the two major Brazilian biomes: the Amazon and the Cerrado (the Brazilian savannah).
Factsheet: The Augusto Falls in the Juruena River, Brazil & the Langsdorff expedition
The area around the Salto Augusto falls in the Juruena River is one of the hallmarks of one of the greatest Amazon flora and fauna reconnaissance journeys – the Langsdorff expedition.
Factsheet: Garimpos - Gold mines in the Amazon
The dream of getting rich overnight after finding gold is common for men who leave their families to go to the Amazon forest in search of the most coveted of all metals: gold. But many of them end up never leaving the gold prospecting site or getting rich.
Factsheet: Historical development of Brazil's North Region - origin of its deforestation
Governmental settlement programmes from the 1970s to populate Brazil's North made thousands of settlers come from the south, chopping down forests and convert the land to grain fields and pastures.
Factsheet: Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)
Harpy eagles can be found across the entire Latin American continent, especially in tropical areas. In Brazil, its primary habitat is the Amazon.
Climate Change Impacts in the Amazon - Review of scientific literature
Climate change and deforestation could convert the majority of the Amazon rainforest into savanna, with massive impacts on the world’s biodiversity and climate.