The Ecuadorian Amazon reduces noise in its rivers with solar boats and innovative acoustic measurements

In the Achuar territory, in the Ecuadorian Amazon, scientists and indigenous communities are driving a key change. The replacement of combustion engines with solar boats is beginning to transform the soundscape. In this regard, the noise that dominated the rivers for decades is starting to dissipate. Thus, the ecosystems are gradually regaining their natural conditions.

Amazon wildfire emissions may be up to three times higher than estimated

Fires are a recurring phenomenon in central South America, often intensified by drought and deforestation. In 2024, wildfire activity reached its highest levels in 20 years, affecting vast areas of the Amazon rainforest and the Cerrado—the world's most biodiverse tropical savanna, stretching across one-fifth of Brazil and extending into Bolivia and Paraguay.

Geoengineering als Ausweg? Ein Podcast zu Chancen und Risiken einer künstlichen Abkühlung der Atmosphäre am Beispiel der AMOC – Lost and Found

A robust future? Why Brazil’s ‘bitter’ coffee is thriving as the climate crisis hits global crops

Long seen as the poor relation to arabica, small growers in the Amazon are rebooting robusta’s bitter reputation, which can thrive in higher temperatures

Full Day Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick Tour - Carlos Expeditions

The departure is at 3:00 in the morning, we pick you up at your accommodation and take you in our mobility along the interoceanic highway for a journey of approximately 2 hours (48 km. Paved and 18 through the jungle) until you reach the Tambopata River where our boat with an outboard motor awaits you ... Leer más