What are some of the health challenges faced by indigenous communities in the Amazon rainforest?

The Amazon rainforest is the world's largest intact forest. It is home to more than 24 million people in Brazil alone, including hundreds of thousands of ... Amazon Conservation has been at the forefront of conservation work in the Amazon for over 25 years. Now more than ever, there is an urgent need to protect this ... Nov 9, 2023 ... Mapping tree diversity in the Amazon Forest. Mapping tree diversity and richness over an area of nearly 6 million square kilometers is not an ... Nov 20, 2022 ... During COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) on 15 November 2022, the Science Panel for the Amazon presented a new policy brief detailing the ... Amazon Rainforest Fires · 2024 was a catastrophic year for the Amazon, as fires, severe drought, and the climate crisis ravaged the rainforest · A staggering ... Apr 4, 2024 ... While the Amazon Basin is home to the world's largest tropical rainforest, the region consists of myriad other ecosystems ranging from natural ... Nov 19, 2018 ... A surge in deforestation under Brazil's president could "tip" the Amazon, affecting weather and water supplies—in Brazil and beyond ... This work aims to analyze the simulated Amazon deforestation and its impacts on local mean climate. Facilitate and foster actions to preserve, protect, conserve and sustainably use the forest, biodiversity and water resources of the Amazon. Promote ... Aug 7, 2024 ... An aggressive campaign. In the southern Amazon forest, in a large Indigenous territory in the municipality of Juína, discontent was spreading ...