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Green manuring and fertilization on rice (Oryza sativa L.): a peruvian Amazon study by Arévalo Aranda, Yuri Gandhi, Rodríguez Toribio, Elmer, Rosillo Cordova, Leodan, Díaz Chuquizuta, Henry, Torres Chávez, Edson Esmith, Cruz Luis, Juancarlos, Siqueira Bahia, Rita de Cássia, Pérez Porras, Wendy Elizabeth

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Report on the joint study project of performance trials for reforestation in the amazon area in the Republic of Peru by Agencia de Cooperación Internacional de Japón (JICA)

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High infection to SARS-CoV-2 in an indigen community of the Colombian Amazon region by Serrano Coll, Hector, Miller, Hollman, Rodríguez Van der hamen, Camila, Gastelbondo, Bertha, Novoa, Wilkhen, Oviedo, Misael, Rivero, Ricardo, Garay, Evelyn, Mattar, Salim

“…Objective: To describe the seroprevalence, spatial distribution, and clinical and sociodemographic variables of SARS-CoV2 in a community of the Colombian Amazon region. Methods. In December 2020, a cross-sectional observational study was carried out in a population located in the Colombian Amazon in the municipality of Mitú. …”
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Influence of scattered trees in grazing areas on soil properties in the Piedmont region of the Colombian Amazon by Álvarez, Faver, Casanoves, Fernando, Suárez, Juan C.

“…This study was aimed to assess the influence of dispersed trees in pastures on soil properties in grazing areas for dual-purpose cattle systems in the Piedmont region of the Colombian Amazon. The work was done in grazing areas with scattered trees at the Centro de Investigaciones Amazónicas CIMAZ–Macagual in Florencia—Caquetá—Colombia. …”
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Influence of tree cover on diversity, carbon sequestration and productivity of cocoa systems in the Ecuadorian Amazon by Jadán, Oswaldo, Cifuentes Jara, Miguel, Torres, Bolier, Selesi, Daniela, Veintimilla Ramos, Darío Alfredo, Günter, Sven

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Evaluation of Sustainability Standards in the Hotel Sector of the Biosphere Reserve Sumaco in the Amazon Region of Ecuador by Aguirre, Patricia, Scholz, Jacqueline, Morocho, Johanna

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He says, she says: Ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon by Cruz García, Gisella S., Vanegas Cubillos, Martha Cristina, Torres Vitolas, Carlos A., Harvey, Celia A., Shackleton, Charlie M., Schreckenberg, Kate, Willcock, Simon P., Navarrete Frías, Carolina, Sachet, Erwan

“…We conducted research with nine indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon to understand which ecosystem services men and women perceive as most important for their wellbeing and to rank them according to locally-defined criteria of importance. …”
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Examining the sustainability and development challenge in agricultural-forest frontiers of the Amazon Basin through the eyes of locals by Blanco Gutiérrez, I., Manners, Rhys, Varela Ortega, C., Tarquis, A., Martorano, L.G., Toledo, M.

“…The Amazon basin is the world’s largest rainforest and the most biologically diverse place on Earth. …”
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Changes in food access by mestizo communities associated with deforestation and agrobiodiversity loss in Ucayali, Peruvian Amazon by Blundo Canto, Genowefa M., Cruz García, Gisella S., Talsma, Elise F., Francesconi, W., Labarta, Ricardo Antonio, Sánchez Choy, José G., Pérez Marulanda, Lisset, Paz-Garcia, P., Quintero, M.

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Multi-stakeholder platforms for value chain analysis and upgrading. The case of Cocoa in the Colombian Northern Amazon by Charry, Andres, Jäger, Matthias, Hurtado Bermudez, Jhon Jairo

“…To align efforts against deforestation and the promotion of new development models for the Amazon Region, the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development created a program called Visión Amazonía (VA). …”
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The effects of armed conflict on forest cover changes across temporal and spatial scales in the Colombian Amazon by Bautista-Cespedes, Oscar V., Willemen, Louise, Castro Nuñez, Augusto, Groen, Thomas A.

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Sustainable intensification of cattle husbandry systems in the Colombian Amazon (Caquetá): A cost-benefit analysis by Lüdtke, Adrian, Lippert, Christian, Burkart, Stefan, Lienert, Anja

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Unlocking sustainable livestock production potential in the Colombian Amazon through paddock division and gender inclusivity by Castro-Nunez, Augusto, Buritica, Alexander, Holmann, Federico, Ngaiwi, Mary, Quintero, Marcela, Solarte, Antonio, Gonzalez, Carolina

“…Datawas collected on socioeconomic status, livestock farming technical and economic indicators, and farmand paddock practices through farm‑level surveys in four municipalities in the Amazon Piedmont ofColombia. Unlike previous studies that assume homogeneous farm management, when in fact, it isheterogeneous, this study assessed SPS adoption determinants using the paddock (n = 2819) as theunit of analysis. …”
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Degradation, classification, and management of soils from alluvial‐gold mine spoils in the Southeastern Peruvian Amazon by Velásquez Ramírez, M. G., Nazario Rios, J. C., Gobin, A., Pillaca, M., Thomas, Evert, Guerrero Barrantes, J. A., Román, U., Becerra Lira, E., Muñoz Ushñahua, A., Nascimento Herbay, P., Rodriguez Achata, L., Garate-Quispe, J., Malpica, S., Russo, R., Abril, M., Dionisio, L. F. S., Corvera Gomringer, R., del Castillo Torres, D.

“…ABSTRACT Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) carried out by individual miners or small enterprises with limited capital, significantly contribute to land degradation and loss of biodiversity‐rich forests in the Amazon. Due to limited information on the edaphic conditions crucial for restoring these degraded areas, a soil evaluation method was employed in representative locations of the Peruvian Amazon, including two native communities and one protected natural area. …”
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Sustainable intensification of cattle-husbandry systems in the Colombian Amazon (Caquetá): A cost–benefit analysis by Ludtke, Adrian

“…The extensive cattle-husbandry systems in the Caquetá department, located in the Colombian Amazon, lead to severe environmental impacts, including deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, soil erosion, and biodiversity loss, among others. …”
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A typological characterization of cocoa farmers in the Amazon region of Colombia based on biophysical and cultural variables by Melo Zipacon, William Felipe, Taborda Lozada, Darlley Stiven, Blanco-Gutiérrez, Irené

“…In the Colombian Amazon, cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) is often cultivated with limited productive, environmental, and cultural scopes, largely due to an insufficient understanding of the different types of cacao farmer. …”
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Break barriers, increase impact: equitable generation and dissemination of natural resource information in the Brazilian Amazon by Shanley, P., Rodríguez Gaia, G.

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Compliance with reduced-impact harvesting guidelines by timber enterprises in terra firme forests of the Brazilian Amazon by Pokorny B., Sabogal, C., Silva, J.N.M., Bernardo, P., Souza, J., Sweede, J.

“…The paper presents the results and main conclusions of an assessment of compliance with technical guidelines for Reduced Impact Harvesting (RIH) in terra firme forests of the Brazilian Amazon. The assessment was carried out in two certified timber enterprises in the State of Para, Brazil applying the RIH-guidelines for a period of over three years. …”
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Extractive use, management and in situ domestication of a weedy palm, Astrocaryum tucuma, in the central Amazon by Schroth, Götz, Mota, M.S.S. da, Lopes, R., Freitas, A.F. de

“…Meyer), a colonizer of disturbed areas in the central Amazon, whose edible fruits have found an interesting market in that region. …”
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Partnership for good forest management: a joint initiative of researchers and timber industries in the Brazilian Amazon by Silva, J.N.M., Pokorny, B., Sabogal, C., Carvalho, J.O.P. de, Zweede, J.

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