Diversité floristique et valeur de la forêt sacrée Bokasso (Est de la Côte d’Ivoire) pour la conservation by Adou Yao, C.Y., Kpangui, K.B., Kouao, K.J., Adou, L.M.D., Vroh, B.T.A., N’Guessan, K.E.

“…The floristic composition shows that it is a fragment of well-preserved semi-deciduous rainforest. This forest is home to 30 species of conservation concerns and must thus be considered as being of high conservation value. …”
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Deux programmes d’éducation environnementale pour la conservation des grands singes africains: Club Ebobo et Club P.A.N. by Claudia Borchers, Julia Riedel, Christophe Boesch, Thomas Breuer

“…In this article we will present two long term environmental education projects which aim to raise awareness about the protection of great apes and their tropical rainforest habitat. Club Ebobo is based around the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Republic of Congo and Club P.A.N. around the Taï National Park, Ivory Coast. …”
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Pollen Sources for Melipona capixaba Moure & Camargo: An Endangered Brazilian Stingless Bee by Cynthia Fernandes Pinto da Luz, Tânia Maria Fernandes-Salomão, Lorena Gusmão Alvarenga Lage, Helder Canto Resende, Mara Garcia Tavares, Lucio Antonio de Oliveira Campos

“…Although the majority of the pollen types showed low percentage values, the results demonstrated that M. capixaba has taken advantage of the polliniferous sources available in the Atlantic Rainforest as well as in the “Capoeira” (brushwood, secondary forest) and “ruderal” (field) plants, probably implying its importance as a pollinator of the native flora and of the exotic species.…”
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La « connexion hamburger » appliquée à l’Amazonie brésilienne. Décryptage de l’ « effet papillon » entre consumérisme carné et déboisement by Guillaume Marchand

“…According to the “hamburger connection” concept, one of the lasts rainforest regions of the earth would be directly menaced by our excessive consumption of beef meat. …”
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« L’Amazonie – victime des changements climatiques ? » by Sebastian Weissenberger, Delaine Sampaio da Silva

“…The Amazon rainforest is one of most important ecosystems on earth and a biodiversity hotspot. …”
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Preserving Darwin’s fox: genomic tools for the conservation of South America’s most endangered canid by Cristóbal Valenzuela-Turner, José Horacio Grau, Jörns Fickel, Jörns Fickel, Daniel W. Förster

“…Darwin’s fox (Lycalopex fulvipes), endemic to Chile’s Valdivian Temperate Rainforest, is the most endangered canid in South America with a small and declining population estimated at less than 1000 mature individuals. …”
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Projections of future distribution for the Golden Parakeet (Guaruba guarouba) indicate increased extinction risk for an Amazonian flagship species by Kauê Felippe de Moraes, Marcela Guimarães Moreira Lima, Gabriela Ribeiro Gonçalves, Larissa Hasnah Queiroz dos Santos, Marcos Pérsio Dantas Santos

“…In this context, we estimated the potential distribution of Guaruba guarouba, a Psittacine species endemic to the Amazon rainforest, to assess the effects of climate change and deforestation in a current and future scenario, as well as evaluate the representativeness of this species in the current system of protected areas in the Amazon. …”
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Forest edge landscape context affects mosquito community composition and risk of pathogen emergence by Adam Hendy, Nelson Ferreira Fé, Igor Pedrosa, André Girão, Taly Nayandra Figueira dos Santos, Claudia Reis Mendonça, José Tenaçol Andes Júnior, Flamarion Prado Assunção, Edson Rodrigues Costa, Vincent Sluydts, Marcelo Gordo, Vera Margarete Scarpassa, Michaela Buenemann, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães de Lacerda, Maria Paula Gomes Mourão, Nikos Vasilakis, Kathryn A. Hanley

“…Here, we investigated how the landscape context of forest edges shapes mosquito community structure in an Amazon rainforest reserve near the city of Manaus, Brazil, using hand-nets to sample mosquitoes at three distinct forest edge types. …”
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KONSEP PENGELOLAAN BAGAN PANCANG NELAYAN SECARA BERKELANJUTAN DI KELURAHAN SIBOLGA ILIR KECAMATAN SIBOLGA UTARA KOTA SIBOLGA by Nora Juniarti Sinaga

“…The results of research is the concept of management of the chart of the stake in Kelurahan of Sibolga Sub-district Ilir Sibolga Utara, Sibolga unsustainable due to the not yet established boundaries and the safe zone to the establishment of the fishing pole, use chart chart of excessive fishing pole that gives rise to an indirect impact on the structure of the tropical rainforest and the direct impact on the habitat.…”
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Relative abundance, activity pattern and habitat suitability of Great Argus (Argusianus argus grayi) in Sungai Wain Protected Forest, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan by Hanny Ramadhanti, Dyah Perwitasari-Farajallah, Yeni Aryati Mulyani, Puji Rianti

“…Sungai Wain Protected Forest (SWPF) is an isolated lowland rainforest in Kalimantan. The rising deforestation rate has threatened species sustainability in recent decades, including the Great Argus in SWPF. …”
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Estimation of Total Yearly CO2 Emissions by Wildfires in Mexico during the Period 1999–2010 by Flor Bautista Vicente, Noel Carbajal, Luis Felipe Pineda Martínez

“…The most affected vegetation types were forest and rainforest.…”
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Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Potential of Palm Leaf Extracts from Babaçu (Attalea speciosa), Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa), and Macaúba (Acrocomia aculeata) by Adriana Idalina Torcato de Oliveira, Talal Suleiman Mahmoud, Guilherme Nobre L. do Nascimento, Juliana Fonseca Moreira da Silva, Raphael Sanzio Pimenta, Paula Benevides de Morais

“…Babaçu (A. speciosa), Buriti (M. flexuosa), and Macaúba (A. aculeata) are palm trees typical of the ecotone area between Cerrado and the Amazon rainforest. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial potential of the extracts prepared from the leaves of those palms as well as determine their chemical compositions. …”
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The safety net role of inland fishing in the subsistence strategy of multi-active forest dwellers in southern Cameroon by Edmond Dounias, Serge Cogels, Serges Mvé Mbida, Stéphanie Carrière

“…The Mvae and the Ntumu, two African rainforest ethnic groups belonging to same Fang linguistic sub-group, live together as good neighbors in the Ntem watershed of southern Cameroon. …”
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International connections of the Ecuadorian Amazonian forest colonization process 1960-1970 by Pablo Campaña

“…In a first stage, Ecuador received loans from foreign financial organizations, which were targeted for the construction of roads that would facilitate access to the rainforest areas. This was a major component of early efforts to promote the occupation of the tropical woodlands. …”
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Composition analysis of Indonesian sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.) oil and potential for food nutrition by Lupi Ahmad, Halimathusyakhdyah, Alessandro Panias Gulo Herbert, Wilson Putri Mutiara, Okta Maema Nadin, Ali Akbar Muhammad, Nazzal Sami, Permadi Adi

“….), also known as “Inca bean”, is a highly nutritious plant native to the Amazon rainforest and now also cultivated in Indonesia. Many people do not know the benefits of sacha inchi, especially when consumed. …”
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A metabologenomics approach reveals the unexplored biosynthetic potential of bacteria isolated from an Amazon Conservation Unit by Ana Carolina Favacho Miranda de Oliveira, Bruna Domingues Vieira, Rafael de Felício, Lucas da Silva e Silva, Adonney Allan de Oliveira Veras, Diego Assis das Graças, Artur Silva, Rafael Azevedo Baraúna, Daniela Barretto Barbosa Trivella, Maria Paula Cruz Schneider

“…Our findings illustrated the efficacy of the metabologenomics approach in elucidating secondary metabolism and selecting BGCs with chemical novelty.IMPORTANCEThe largest rainforest in the world is globally recognized for its biodiversity. …”
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Evolution and Attribution Analysis of Habitat Quality in China’s First Batch of National Parks by Pengyue Dai, Yanfang Wang, Jinhong Ye, Jing Chen, Runze Li, Xiping Cheng

“…However, the Giant Panda, Northeast China Tiger and Leopard, and Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Parks experienced habitat degradation, with decreases of 15.15%, 14.50%, and 13.90%, respectively. …”
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A potential exodus: what is behind dropping out intentions among university students? by Dora Herrera, Lennia Matos, Rafael Gargurevich, Marjhori Gómez, Benjamín Lira, Cecilia Ferreyra

“…This study seeks to identify the socio-demographic, academic and psychological variables that predict dropout intention among university students in Peru.Materials and methodThe sample was composed of 768 students from nine universities, both public and private, across the coastal, highland and rainforest regions of Peru. Students completed questionnaires assessing factors that favor resilience, future orientation, and dropout intention.ResultsAs hypothesized, we found that students who scored higher on factors favoring resilience and future orientation subscales, with the exception of the exploration sub-dimension, were less likely to develop dropout intentions. …”
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Data-Driven versus Köppen–Geiger Systems of Climate Classification by Vajira Lasantha, Taikan Oki, Daisuke Tokuda

“…Refinements to the Köppen–Geiger classification, such as precipitation-based subdivisions to existing Köppen–Geiger climate classes like tropical rainforest (Af) and warm summer continental (Dfb), have been suggested based on clustering results. …”
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Projet MAMIA (Manompana mikajy ny ala) : étude, gestion et conservation des forêts de Manompana. Actions, bilan et perspectives by Ségolène Beaucent, Marc Fayolle

“…The MAMIA Project was initiated back in 2007, and is designed to study then optimize conservation of the rainforest of Manompana, a coastal district located in the Analanjirofo area (north-east Madagascar). …”
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