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The Colombian Amazon is one of the least explored regions for spiders. As a consequence, knowledge gaps regarding species composition and richness in this region are evident. From this study I seek to establish the structure of... more
Este artículo estudia la génesis de los movimientos indígenas en el Oriente boliviano y la Amazonia ecuatoriana. Primero exami- na la “estructura de contexto” y las oportunidades políticas que explican su emergencia. Seguidamente, estudia... more
A crescente necessidade de conciliação entre a preservação e conservação de áreas de pro-funda importância para a diversidade e as atuais demandas energéticas vem gerando uma série de desafios para os Estados e para a indústria energética... more
Resumen El presente artículo tiene por objeto estudiar los alcances y principales aspectos de cooperación en materia de seguridad en la región fronteriza compartida por Perú, Brasil y Colombia en los años más recientes. En primer lugar... more
... Highway Gabriel C. Carrero1 and Philip M. Fearnside2 ABSTRACT. We ... 1948). The predominant soil type is Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo in the Brazilian classification, an Ultisol (Aber and Melillo 1991, EMBRAPA 2006). Apuí ...
A diagnosis was applied on agricultural crops in the Shuar Yandia Yacu and San José de Armenia communities, in Orellana (Ecuador). Fourteen farms were chosen, seven in San José de Armenia and seven in Yandia Yacu. For sampling, they were... more
A diagnosis was applied on agricultural crops in the Shuar Yandia Yacu and San José de Armenia communities, in Orellana (Ecuador). Fourteen farms were chosen, seven in San José de Armenia and seven in Yandia Yacu. For sampling, they were... more
A method able to get sharp information and indicators to characterise and to evaluate the environmental administration of agricultural colonisation in the equatorial region was studied. More than 170 small farmers were surveyed by field... more
Vast sections of the planet face either a dearth of ground-based weather stations or are hampered by the poor quality of those in service. In response, researchers are forced to turn to climate field databases, as they constitute a source... more
With a starting point on historical analysis already carried out and consultation on primary sources, this article aims to narrate the story of the opening of the Amazon River to international trade and navigation. The hypothesis here... more
This work aims to discuss the homicide problem in the Brazilian Amazon region, based on the analysis of data collected by DATASUS, Sangari and Ipea Institute on homicides in Brazil, which were systematized within the framework of the... more
We present a local-scale case study in the Rio Juma Settlement Project (RJSP) in Apui, a deforestation hotspot in the southern portion of Brazil’s state of Amazonas. We analyze land accumulation and land use strategies of households with... more
The indigenous education in Brazil incorporates important elements of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, adopted by the United Nations. The social and cultural organization of Brazilian indigenous peoples... more
Review of Candice Millard, River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s darkest journey. New York: Doubleday, 2005. 416p.
Theodore Roosevelt and Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon explore an Amazonian river in 1914.
Theodore Roosevelt and Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon explore an Amazonian river in 1914.
Library has French version: Peches, aquaculture et bien vivre en Bolivie : contributions a la securite alimentaire
Vast sections of the planet face either a dearth of ground-based weather stations or are hampered by the poor quality of those in service. In response, researchers are forced to turn to climate field databases, as they constitute a source... more