Latest Atlantic forest Stories
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Brazilian researchers said they have discovered a new species of porcupine that inhabits an isolated patch of Brazil’s Northeastern Atlantic Forest. According to the team’s report in the journal Zootaxa, they dubbed the spiny rodent Coendou speratus, a reference to its local name "coandu-mirim" and the Latin word "speratus,” meaning “hope." Because only about two percent of the region’s original forest is still...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online A conservation campaign that helped save an endangered species of monkey in Brazil is now turning its attention towards preserving the forests it calls home. According to Associated Press (AP) reporter Juliana Barbassa, the efforts that helped save the squirrel-sized golden lion tamarins was "one of the world's most inspired species restoration efforts" that "became a passion for everyone from international animal aid groups to...
The small fragments of tropical forests left behind after deforestation are suffering extensive species extinction, according to new research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA). Publishing today in the journal PLoS ONE, the researchers carried out a comprehensive assessment to estimate the long-term impact of forest fragmentation and hunting on tropical biodiversity in Brazil. They studied the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil, including the region's largest and least disturbed...
NEW YORK, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of Earth Day on April 22, 2012 and beyond, consumers nationwide can help restore the critically endangered Atlantic Forest in Brazil by purchasing a limited edition Phytopolleine. Beginning April 1, 2012, this 100% essential oil scalp treatment will be launched by renowned botanical hair care brand PHYTO and will support The Nature Conservancy's "Plant a Billion Trees" campaign. (Photo:...
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment and The Nature Conservancy announced today the launch of their environmental action campaign "The Lorax Speaks." (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120110/LA33027LOGO) The project aims to start a movement that generates support and awareness to save one of the planet's most endangered tropical forests. The Atlantic Forest in Brazil once spanned 330 million acres and...
PADOVA, Italy, December 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Marc by Marc Jacobs chic, vintage inspired eyewear, derived from a company well known for a commitment to charitable projects is supporting The Nature Conservancy, the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters, through a newly created "PLANT A SEED - GROW YOUR TREE AND SAVE THE FOREST" program. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:...
NEW YORK, Oct. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 20th, Franco-Brazilian fashion designer Anne Fontaine will launch her 501 (c) (3) non-profit environmental charity, The Anne Fontaine Foundation. The Foundation's mission is to contribute to the protection and restoration of the Bahia region of the Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil, also known as the Mata Atlantica. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111014/NY86913LOGO ) "It has always been a dream to actively be involved in the...
SAO PAULO, Dec. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- An innovative app for Brazilian birdwatching, named Brazilian Birds - Volume 1 is now available for download at Apple Store. The app comprises information, pictures and songs of 345 catalogued birds of the Atlantic Forest, a Brazilian biome. This is an initiative of the Brazilian Sustainable Planet Portal (www.planetasustentavel.com.br), by Editora Abril, supported by the World Wide Fund For Nature in Brazil. The app is available for iPhone, iPod...
A Brazilian NGO is working toward this objective by ensuring payment for environmental services and encouraging demand for sustainably grown cocoa NEW YORK, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The initiative taken by the Institute for Forest and Agricultural Management and Certification (Imaflora) towards the conservation of the Atlantic Forest and the improvement of the quality of life of rural workers by encouraging the demand for sustainable cocoa has been recognized as a Commitment to...
Deforestation in tropical rain forests could have an even greater impact on climate change than has previously been thought. The combined biomass of a large number of small forest fragments left over after habitat fragmentation can be up to 40 per cent less than in a continuous natural forest of the same overall size. This is the conclusion reached by German and Brazilian researchers who used a simulation model on data from the Atlantic Forest, a coastal rain forest in the state of São...
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The Neotropic ecozone is one of Earth's eight ecosystems. This ecozone is also known as the Neotropical ecozone. It is made up of South and Central America, the Mexican lowlands, Caribbean Islands, and southern Florida. The southernmost part of South America is part of the Antarctic ecosystem. Many of the regions included in the Neotropic share the same diversity among plant and animal life. The flora and fauna of the Neotropic are unique and distinct from the Nearctic (which includes most of...
The golden-bellied capuchin (Cebus xanthosternos), also known as the yellow-breasted or buffy-headed capuchin, is one of several species of New World monkeys. There are differences between individuals as well as between the sexes and across age groups. It is described as having a distinctive yellow to golden red chest, belly and upper arms. Its face is a light brown and its cap. They do not have very evident tufts. They are oriented towards the rear of the skull and are hardly...
