In Peruvian Amazon Rainforest

鈥楰eep it local鈥 approach to protecting the rainforest can be more effective than government schemes

12 September 2017

Conservation initiatives led by local and indigenous groups can be just as effective as schemes led by government, according to new research. In some cases in the Amazon rainforest, grassroots initiatives can be even more effective at protecting this vital ecosystem. This is particularly important due to widespread political resistance to hand over control over forests and other natural resources to local communities.

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Artist's impression of rangeomorphs

Big, shape-shifting animals from the dawn of time

10 July 2017

Major changes in the chemical composition of the world鈥檚 oceans enabled the first large organisms 鈥 possibly some of the earliest animals 鈥 to exist and thrive more than half a billion years ago, marking the point when conditions on Earth changed and animals began to take over the world.聽

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