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What are some examples of successful biobased-economy projects in the Amazon?Acai was introduced to markets in the 1980s, and has grown rapidly. The global Acai berry market is…
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What emerging technologies can be used to help us more quickly identify new species?70% of plants with anti-cancer characteristics can only be found in the tropical rainforest, yet le…
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What are the challenges to monitoring or deterring illegal logging?We are interested in exploring what limitations are there in the enforcement of anti-logging - what…
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Mapping the Amazon?According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Amazon rainforest contains tens of thousands of imp…
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What would it take for the world to think differently about alternative wood-based materials?A strong incentive of illegal logging is short-term economic drivers, based on people's dependence …