New research shows role ancient peoples might have played in shaping Amazon rainforest

Mongabay
Mar 31, 2017, 3:05 pm158 pts
It’s common for conservationists to talk about preserving nature in a “pristine” or “unspoiled” state, but new research might complicate a simple definition of these terms, at least when it comes to the Amazon. There are close to 12,000 known species of trees in the Amazon, and scientists estimate…

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