"The data and information generated by this research group are crucial for the conscious and integrated management of freshwater ecosystems in the Amazon. Besides biodiversity, the health of these ...

National Geographic Society with the support of Rolex, launched the Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition, a one-of-a-kind ...

The freshwater biome is home to 10% of the world's animal ... A good example of this in the U.S. is water hyacinth, native to South America's Amazon River Basin and introduced to the States ...

I like this simplified way of understanding Amazon because it reinforces the fact that this company is no longer just a player in e-commerce; it's building its own ecosystem if you ask me (with ...

“Almost every big river in North America and Europe is massively modified” through damming, putting freshwater species at risk, he said. In South America, the vast Amazon River ecosystem also ...

There’s the South Asian river dolphin (Platanista genus) and the Amazon river ... into river and lake ecosystems, seeking less competition for food. This Amazonian freshwater environment was ...

These critical ecosystems are under severe strain due to man-made and environmental factors. The Nanay River winding through Peru's Amazon jungle as seen on April 18, 2015. Freshwater ecosystems ...

There are two types of freshwater dolphins found throughout ... “My dream is to protect the rivers, the aquatic ecosystems of the Amazon; I truly believe that the water is the future of this ...

The trip is part of the Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition ... and carbon stocks of the ecosystems. Besides noting the presence of freshwater species that theoretically should not be in the mangroves, ...

putting freshwater species at risk, he said. In South America, the vast Amazon River ecosystem also faces threats from deforestation, wildfires and illegal gold mining, said Charvet. Illegal fires ...