by Sara Leal | 20/09/2021 | News
As tackling climate change becomes more urgent than ever, the whole world has been raising and discussing alternatives, but one thing is certain: “any solution has to include keeping the Amazon forest standing”, warned Paulo Moutinho, senior researcher at IPAM (Amazon...
by Sara Leal | 16/09/2021 | News
Several scientific studies have proved the importance of indigenous communities for the conservation of forests, including the Amazon. According to MapBiomas, between 1985 and 2020, indigenous territories already demarcated or awaiting demarcation were the ones that...
by Sara Leal | 14/09/2021 | Amazoniar (EN), News
Lays Ushirobira* The Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM) launched today a photo contest, under the theme “Amazon for the Planet”. The initiative is part of the project Amazoniar, which started its third cycle of debates, focusing on “Culture and art...
by Sara Leal | 08/09/2021 | Amazoniar (EN), News
Lays Ushirobira* In September, the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM) will launch the third cycle of Amazoniar, a project that aims to promote a global dialogue on the Amazon forest and its influence on relations between Brazil and the world. There will be...
by Bibiana Garrido | 01/09/2021 | News
Fires in the Amazon, caused by human action, may have affected 95.5% of all known species of plants and vertebrate animals in the biome, reveals a study published by Nature this Wednesday. The research presents evidence on how forest fires affect the biome that holds...
by Bibiana Garrido | 14/08/2021 | News
A group of researchers from IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute) and the Woodwell Climate Research Center, from the United States, ended this Friday (13) a field expedition that went through the three biomes in the state of Mato Grosso to improve the use of...
