Abstract: In this paper, we present a novel approach to monitor the evolution of deforested areas in the Amazon rainforest, by combining Sentinel-1 and TanDEM-X SAR data. The idea is firstly to ...

The territories of Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, and southeast Venezuela do not belong to the Amazon River Basin, but they share problematic scorpion species with other areas of the Basin. As such, ...

It pales in lushness to the mighty Amazon rainforest to the north, the green lungs of the Earth. Even some scientists who study the Cerrado call it ugly; the common term for its scrubland is ...

According to ICV, 526,459 hectares (approximately 1.3 million acres) of native vegetation — an area about 50 times the size of Paris — was cleared largely in the Amazon Rainforest to raise ...

The Amazon rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” is not only a sanctuary for an incredible array of flora and fauna but is also home to one of the world’s most renowned and ...

If the Amazon Rainforest continues to be depleted, it will also lead to a huge loss of biodiversity. With an estimated 10% of the globe's biodiversity, the Amazon is a treasure trove of plant and ...

aetherea is closely related to other species from the southwestern Amazon, but it maintains a distinct genetic lineage. Researchers suspect that these frogs have highly specific habitat ...

It will be situated in a remote area deep within the Amazon jungle. The initiative follows a series of violent incidents linked to criminal gangs, which have impacted prisons and correctional ...

A few years back, my first contact with what I now recognise as temperate rainforest was unexpected. Hiking in the Peak District on a scorching day, we descended into Lud’s Church, a chasm full ...

The training of miners does not include reporting cases because this population lives in isolated conditions in the Amazon rainforest, with a lack of electricity supply and Internet connections. The ...

The Amazon rainforest appears able to endure decades of intense drought, yet doing so would mean losing many of its tallest, most carbon-laden trees and releasing vast amounts of stored carbon into ...

Deep in the Amazon rainforest, I joined local hunters for a catch and cook experience like no other. From traditional trapping methods to open-fire cooking, we prepared and tasted some of the most ...