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Science and Environment (23)

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http://www.aceer.org/   » Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research Open in a new browser window
   Provides information about ACEER's activities in research, education and land husbandry in the Upper Amazon Basin, near Iquitos, where it owns 250,000 acres of rainforest.
   http://www.aceer.org/

http://www.virtualexplorers.org/   » Amazon River Dolphins Open in a new browser window
   An extensive, well presented study on Amazon River Dolphins in the northern Peruvian Amazon, incorporating background information, field notes, graphics, maps and scientific research. Prepared by educators, students and grad students. Lesson plans availab
   http://www.virtualexplorers.org/

http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/anchovy.htm   » Anchovy Depletion and Trade Open in a new browser window
   Case study from the Trade Environment Database, part of the Mandala Projects at American University. Focuses on trade as an agent of globalization.
   http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/anchovy.htm

http://www.buytherainforest.net/   » BuyTheRainforest.Net Open in a new browser window
   Lays out the Foundation's goals of buying land in the cloud-and-rain forest areas and opening the "Shaman Medical Research Center" joining local shamans in investigating plant species to find new compounds, vaccines and cures for diseases.
   http://www.buytherainforest.net/

http://www.crees-manu.org/   » CREES: Rainforest Education and Research Center Open in a new browser window
   Education and research programmes for improved sustainable natural resource management and co-operative conservation strategies in tropical environments. Based in Cusco.
   http://www.crees-manu.org/

http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/PERUCOCA.HTM   » Coca Trade and Environment Open in a new browser window
   Case study from the Trade Environment Database, part of the Mandala Projects at American University. Explores the ecological impact of drug trafficking on the Amazon.
   http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/PERUCOCA.HTM

http://www.conservationrainforesttrust.org   » Conservation Rainforest Trust Open in a new browser window
   Nonprofit organization dedicate to Rainforest purchase for conservation, preservation and education.
   http://www.conservationrainforesttrust.org

http://www.tec.army.mil/publications/elnino/   » El Niño Open in a new browser window
   Discusses short and long term environmental effects on army tactical decision of this current off the Peruvian coast. With links to other information. U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Center.
   http://www.tec.army.mil/publications/elnino/

http://www.american.edu/TED/guano.htm   » Guano Trade Open in a new browser window
   Analyses the history and impact of guano mining and commerce in the 19th and early 20th century, as part of the Trade Environment Database (TED) at American University.
   http://www.american.edu/TED/guano.htm

http://www.ilzrorapsperu.org/   » Ilzro Raps Peru (IRP) Open in a new browser window
   Operates in the Amazon Basin of Peru and implements rural electrification programs using renewable energies.
   http://www.ilzrorapsperu.org/

http://www.jsbernstein.com/initeb/peru.htm   » Information Technology in Peru Open in a new browser window
   Jeffrey Bernstein pulls together a broad, current picture of information technology and its impact on the country.
   http://www.jsbernstein.com/initeb/peru.htm

http://www.cipotato.org/   » International Potato Center - CIP Open in a new browser window
   Seeking to reduce poverty and achieve food security on a sustained basis in developing countries through scientific research and related activities on potato, sweetpotato, other root and tuber crops, and on the improved management of natural resources in
   http://www.cipotato.org/

http://www.sacha.org/macbr/intro.htm   » Life and Times of J. Francis Macbride Open in a new browser window
   Information about the U.S. botanist (1892-1976) and his ground-breaking Flora of Peru series. Excerpts from his travel journal with photos (1922-3).
   http://www.sacha.org/macbr/intro.htm

http://books.nap.edu/books/030904264X/html/   » Lost Crops of the Inca Open in a new browser window
   Little-Known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide Cultivation (1989), an online manuscript that covers research about exotic cereales, fruits, roots and tubers.
   http://books.nap.edu/books/030904264X/html/

http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/warmup/cholera/cholera_f.html   » Medical Geography and Cholera Open in a new browser window
   Makes a case study of the epidemic outbreak in 1991, with graphics and geographic information system data files. University of Colorado's Department of Geography
   http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/warmup/cholera/cholera_f.html

http://cactus-mall.com/specs/   » Peruvian Cactus and Succulent Society Open in a new browser window
   Informs about activities of this non-profit association, including its annual publication and cacti-related research outside Peru.
   http://cactus-mall.com/specs/

http://manu.montana.com/   » Plants of the Machiguenga Open in a new browser window
   A combination travelogue and scientific inquiry into medicinal uses of rain forest plants. Neurologist Ethan Russo examines the ethnobotany, anthropology, and wildlife of this Amazonian tribe in Parque Nacional del Manu.
   http://manu.montana.com/

http://www.rainforestconservation.org   » Rainforest Conservation Fund Open in a new browser window
   RCF informs about efforts to raise funds for and manage the 800,000 acre Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Community Reserve near Iquitos.
   http://www.rainforestconservation.org

http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/CE397/urubamba/peru.htm   » Spatial Hydrology of the Urubamba River System in Peru Open in a new browser window
   Francisco Olivera (Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin) gives a didactic exercise in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to examine an Andean watershed. Includes maps and graphics.
   http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/CE397/urubamba/peru.htm

http://www.butterflyhouse.com.pe/   » The Butterfly House Open in a new browser window
   Butterfly exhibit in Puerto Maldonado run by Peruvian scientists in order to do the research required to engineer the ecologically friendly use of butterflies and help in the conservation of the Peruvian rainforest through them.
   http://www.butterflyhouse.com.pe/

http://www.pbs.org/edens/manu/   » The Living Edens: Manu, Peru's Hidden Rain Forest Open in a new browser window
   Supplements information in PBS program, including flora, fauna, history, links and classroom resources. The Manu Biosphere Reserve lies in the Peruvian Amazon.
   http://www.pbs.org/edens/manu/

http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/PERUMINE.HTM   » Trade and Environment: Peru Mining Open in a new browser window
   Case study from the Trade Environment Database, part of the Mandala Projects at American University. Examines the impact of globalization on people.
   http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/PERUMINE.HTM

http://pubs.usgs.gov/prof/p1386i/peru/intro.html   » US Geological Survey P 1386-I Open in a new browser window
   A detailed study of glaciation in Peru by Benjamín Morales-Arnao with sections on the Cordillera Blanca on landsat imagery and Quelccaya Ice Cap by Stefan L. Hastenrath.
   http://pubs.usgs.gov/prof/p1386i/peru/intro.html


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