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Financing the TransformationThis lecture provides an in-depth look at the intricate financial mechanisms used to fund large-scale conservation and restoration projects. It highlights important coordinated initiatives led by…
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A New Socio-BioeconomyThis lecture shares a comprehensive vision of what a sustainable socio-bioeconomy in the Amazon could look like. It explores the potential products that could be generated, shedding light on the…
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Restoration SolutionsIn this lecture, students will explore various strategies for restoring the Amazon’s ecosystems, ranging from site-specific interventions to global landscape-scale approaches, including the…
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Conservation SolutionsThis lecture presents sustainable approaches to address some of the biggest threats to the Amazon’s biodiversity and ecosystems, i.e., deforestation, damming of rivers, mining, hunting, illegal…
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Boosting Relations Between the Amazon Forest and CitiesThis lecture explores how the Amazon’s rural and urban inhabitants engage with each other and the forest. Discover how families migrate regularly between rural and urban areas for healthcare,…
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Intercultural Education in the AmazonIndigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK) is essential to conservation and sustainable development efforts across the Amazon, although its role is only recently gaining global recognition. This lecture…
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Strengthening Land and Natural Resource GovernanceThis lecture examines recent efforts to weaken territorial rights legislation that protects the Amazon, including efforts to change the governance of protected areas and Indigenous Territories. It…
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SDGs and the AmazonThis lecture provides a comprehensive overview of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), their origins and creation, and their performance across the Amazon region. Discover the progress (or lack…
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Principles and Values for a Living AmazonThis lecture explores the core principles and values essential for sustainable development in the Amazon. It emphasizes the importance of conserving the Amazon’s standing forest and flowing…
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Adaptation of the Amazon Forest to Global ChangesThis lecture explores actionable solutions designed to enhance the resilience of the Amazon in the face of climate change. Examples of such measures include restoration initiatives, the…
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Resilience & Assessing the Risk of Tipping PointsThis lecture presents evidence of ongoing transformations in the Amazon forest system that may lead to diminished resilience and the potential of surpassing critical tipping points. Once crossed,…
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Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity and Ecological ProcessesThis lecture describes the impact of temperature and hydrological change in the Amazon on the region’s flora and fauna, focusing on biodiversity, ecosystem services, carbon cycling, and…
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Long-Term Changes in HydrologyThis lecture examines observed and projected changes in precipitation and river discharge across the Amazon region, according to different warming scenarios. It highlights key data sets and models…
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Long-Term Changes in TemperatureThis lecture examines observed and projected temperature changes across the Amazon, spanning from the Andes to the Atlantic, according to different warming scenarios. It highlights key data sets and…
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Impacts of Deforestation and Degradation on Human Health and Well-BeingThis lecture presents the far-reaching consequences of deforestation and degradation on the health of Amazonian populations. Topics covered include the elevated risks of infectious diseases,…
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