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Peru to create special force to protect Amazon biodiversity

October 2nd, 2008 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS -
Lima, Oct 2 (IANS) Peru plans to create a special task force to safeguard forests and monitor the rivers in the Amazon basin, Environment Minister Antonio Brack has said, EFE reported Thursday ...

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Extinction most likely for rare trees in the Amazon rainforest

August 14th, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, August 14 (ANI): Scenarios based on a neutral theory has suggested that rare trees in the Amazon rainforest are more likely to go extinct than common species. Common tree species in ...

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Are rare trees in Amazon rainforest on way to extinction?

August 14th, 2008 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) Common tree species will survive deforestation and road-building, but half of the rare trees in the Amazon could become extinct, Smithsonian scientists have warned. How resilient will natural ...

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Climate changes may have promoted the formation of new species in the Amazon

July 23rd, 2008 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 23 (ANI): The results of a new study have suggested that past climate changes and sea level fluctuations may have promoted the formation of new species in the Amazon ...

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Brazil’s forest loss now linked to world food prices

May 14th, 2008 - 9:32 am ICT by admin -
By Emilio Rappold Rio de Janeiro, May 14 (DPA) Brazil will have little to boast of at the upcoming biodiversity conference in Bonn. It has just released alarming figures highlighting the continuing destruction ...

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Cleaner air threatens Amazon rainforest

May 8th, 2008 - 2:35 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, May 8 (ANI): Climate scientists from the UK and Brazil have come with an unusual theory, which suggests that the Amazon rainforest, so crucial to the Earths climate system, is ...

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Fertile soil in ancient Amazon site may help to curb global warming

April 11th, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, April 11 (ANI): The discovery of some of the most fertile soil in the world at an ancient site of charcoal deposit in central Amazon, might help to revolutionize farming, ...

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‘Black gold’ may revolutionise farming, curb global warming

April 11th, 2008 - 12:21 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, April 11 (IANS) Scientists have discovered an extraordinary source of some of the richest, most fertile soil in the world, often called 'black gold'. They simply have to mix charcoal in ...

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Amazon fish uses electric display to woo females

March 3rd, 2008 - 1:31 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, March 3 (ANI): A new research has revealed that a number of fish use electric fields to attract females of their species and also to intimidate rivals, with an Amazon fish ...

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