Dark earth: Ancient Amazonian soil can boost forest restoration, study finds

Mongabay
Jul 8, 2026, 2:18 pm127 ptsTrending
Soil created centuries ago by Indigenous peoples in the Amazon could help speed up recovery of degraded lands, changing the way ecological restoration is approached in Brazil. A study conducted by researchers from the University of São Paulo’s Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA-USP), Brazilian…

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