{"id":1239,"date":"2010-10-27T20:19:57","date_gmt":"2010-10-27T20:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marina.swarpeca.es\/revista\/2010\/10\/27\/cientificos-descubren-mas-de-1-200-nuevas-especies-de-flora-y-fauna-en-amazonas-en-ultima-decada-informe-amazon-alive\/"},"modified":"2021-03-01T22:39:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T22:39:07","slug":"cientificos-descubren-mas-de-1-200-nuevas-especies-de-flora-y-fauna-en-amazonas-en-ultima-decada-informe-amazon-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marina.swarpeca.es\/revista\/cientificos-descubren-mas-de-1-200-nuevas-especies-de-flora-y-fauna-en-amazonas-en-ultima-decada-informe-amazon-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Cient\u00edficos descubren m\u00e1s de 1.200 nuevas especies de flora y fauna en Amazonas en \u00faltima d\u00e9cada (Informe Amazon Alive!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seg\u00fan Ruiz, el an\u00e1lisis recuerda adem\u00e1s a la humanidad sobre la necesidad de conocer m\u00e1s de cerca esa regi\u00f3n \u00fanica y su situaci\u00f3n actual.<\/p>\n

El informe \u201cAMAZON ALIVE!: A DECADE OF DISCOVERY 1999-2009<\/em>\u201d<\/a>, de 60 p\u00e1ginas, contiene informaci\u00f3n sobre un total de 637 plantas, 257 especies de peces, 216 anfibios, 55 reptiles, 16 aves y 39 mam\u00edferos.<\/p>\n

Entre sus hallazgos, los expertos destacan el descubrimiento de nueva especie de anaconda (eunectes beniensis), la ranitomeya amaz\u00f3nica, una rana con cabeza de llamativos colores y un papagayo de cabeza pelada (pyrilia aurantiocephala).<\/p>\n

El informe denuncia la tala de un 17% de los bosques tropicales del Amazonas en los \u00faltimos 50 a\u00f1os, un territorio mayor que el de Venezuela.<\/p>\n

Los expertos recuerdan que esos bosques no s\u00f3lo constituyen un hogar para un gran n\u00famero de especies, sino tambi\u00e9n contienen 90.000-140.000 millones de toneladas de carbono, mientras su salida podr\u00eda acelerar el cambio clim\u00e1tico.<\/p>\n

La Conferencia de la ONU sobre Diversidad Biol\u00f3gica<\/em> en Nagoya se celebra del 18 al 29 de octubre con participaci\u00f3n de representantes de 193 pa\u00edses.<\/p>\n

Fuente:Argenpress.info<\/a><\/p>\n

(NBC<\/em>) The Amazon’s amazing species: The World Wildlife Fund is highlighting the more than 1,200 species that have been discovered in the Amazon region over the past decade, in hopes of gaining support for protecting such species over the decades to come<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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(CNN<\/em>) New species of plants and animals found in the Amazon rainforest. CNN’s Jenny Harrison explains<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The Nature of Business – Transforming the market for palm oil<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Forest conversion: Impact of agriculture and plantations<\/strong> [[Forests conversion involves removing natural forests to meet other land needs, such as plantations (e.g. pulp wood, oil palm and coffee among others), agriculture, pasture for cattle (e.g. around the Amazon region), settlements and mining. This process is usually irreversible. Why is this happening and how serious is the problem?<\/p>\n

It’s morning. We hurry with our shower, some of us take extra time applying make-up, while others indulge in a breakfast of cereal, toast and coffee<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A normal start to a normal day, you say. So why is it that by the time we walk out of our house, we have unknowingly contributed to deforestation in Brazil, the extinction of orangutans in Sumatra and soil erosion in Paraguay? What is the link with forest conversion?<\/p>\n

What’s happening?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We all know that plantations and agriculture farming, including livestock production, sustain humankind. <\/p>\n

But conversion of forests \u2013from South America’s tropical forests to Russia\u2019s temperate forests\u2013 to meet worldwide demand for palm oil, paper, coffee and other goods is leading to deforestation and a range of ecological and social impacts.<\/p>\n

As a result, agriculture is widely believed to be one of the main causes of deforestation<\/strong>. Around the world, as you read these words, forests are giving way to plantations for oil palm, soy, rubber, coffee, tea, and rice among many other crops. <\/p>\n

Of increasing concern is the soaring popularity of biofuels<\/strong>. Biofuels are generated from oils extracted from plants such as oil palm – which are often grown on land cleared of natural forests.<\/p>\n

The link between forest conversion and you<\/strong><\/p>\n

The shampoo you use in the shower.<\/p>\n

An ice-cream on the beach.<\/p>\n

Two-hundred copies of your annual report.<\/p>\n

All these things often come with more than a price tag: palm oil used in the shower gel and ice cream, and tree monocultures for paper pulp. But boycotting these products is not the solution \u2013after all, we couldn\u2019t really do without them. What we can focus on instead is asking companies to ensure that forest conversion is not destroying<\/strong> High Conservation Value Forests<\/a>, where endangered species such as the orangutan and elephant live.<\/p>\n

What is causing forest conversion?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Rising demand<\/strong> for soy, palm oil, cocoa and coffee is translating into expanding plantations for these crops worldwide. Versatile products like soy and palm oil are found in anything from animal feed to bread, and from lipstick to burgers – hence their popularity. This human ‘footprint’ on the Earth shows how our behavior in one part of the world can have negative impact on tropical forests and the people living in other part of world.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Cheap land, labour, and government subsidies<\/strong> are creating more and more supply of agricultural goods, and to meet needs for increased production, plantations are constantly expanding.
\nIt is not clear how much producer countries benefit economically because increasing production often drives down commodity prices, creating cycles of \u2018boom and bust\u2019.2<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Poorly implemented environmental regulations<\/strong> are added incentives for some landowners and producers to convert forests for plantations inside protected areas, intimidate local people so that they are driven off their land, and set fires to clear land with little fear for interference by authorities. <\/p>\n

\u00b7 Global trade arrangements and trade barriers<\/strong>, such as the EU trade barriers for meat compared to 0% tariffs for soy beans.3 <\/p>\n

How is WWF dealing with the problems caused by conversion of natural forests to agriculture and plantations?<\/a><\/p>\n

Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 FAO. 2007. State of the World’s Forests<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2 Carey C., Oettli D. 2006. Determining links between agricultural crop expansion and deforestation<\/strong>. A report prepared for the WWF Forest Conversion Initiative. 71 pp.<\/p>\n

3,a Dros, J.M. 2004. Managing the soy boom: Two scenarios of soy production expansion in South America<\/strong>. AIDEnvironment, Amsterdam, June 2004. 65 pp.]]<\/p>\n

– \u00abHamburger Connection Fuels Amazon Destruction. Cattle ranching and deforestation in Brazil\u2019s Amazon<\/em>\u00ab, Center for International Forestry Research<\/a><\/p>\n

– \u00abChina\u2019s global push for resources makes waves in Amazon basin<\/em>\u00ab, Larry Rohter, The New York Times, 20-11-2005<\/a><\/p>\n

– Relacionado: El Amazonas se nos muere<\/a><\/p>\n

(27 de octubre de 2010)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cient\u00edficos hallaron m\u00e1s de 1.200 nuevas especies de flora y fauna en la cuenca del r\u00edo Amazonas entre los a\u00f1os 1999 y 2009, seg\u00fan un informe de WWF Internacional [[- WWF<\/a>: <\/p>\n

*Amazing Discoveries in the Amazon: New Species Found Every 3 Days Over Last Decade<\/em>, 26-10-2010 <\/p>\n

*WWF\u2019s Living Amazon Initiative: a comprehensive approach to conserving the largest rainforest and river system On Earth<\/em>, 26-10-2010 <\/p>\n

*Living Amazon Initiative<\/em><\/p>\n

*For a Living Amazon!<\/em> <\/p>\n

*Can the Amazon survive?<\/em> (page 8) <\/p>\n

*Problems in the Amazon<\/em> <\/p>\n

*Glossary<\/em> <\/p>\n

*Latest News and Publications<\/em> <\/p>\n

*What WWF is doing: an integrated approach<\/em>.]], presentado en la Conferencia de la ONU sobre Diversidad Biol\u00f3gica<\/em> en Nagoya (Jap\u00f3n) [[- *Pide M\u00e9xico redefinir pol\u00edticas de biodiversidad en Nagoya, Jap\u00f3n<\/em>, Excelsior, 27-10-2010 (p\u00e1g 1) *Presiona M\u00e9xico acuerdos de programas para manejo forestal en Jap\u00f3n<\/em>, Excelsior, 26-10-2010 (p\u00e1g 2) * Conferencia de la ONU lucha por proteger biodiversidad y recursos<\/em>, Karla Hern\u00e1ndez, EcoBook, 25-10-2010 (p\u00e1g 4) *Ind\u00edgenas realizan exigencias en Conferencia sobre la Diversidad<\/em>, P\u00falsar, 22-10-2010 (p\u00e1g 6) *Estudio advierte sobre consecuencias de la destrucci\u00f3n de la naturaleza<\/em>, P\u00falsar, 21-10-2010 (p\u00e1g 7) *Comenz\u00f3 en Jap\u00f3n la Conferencia de la ONU sobre Biodiversidad<\/em>, aporrea.org, 18-10-2010 (p\u00e1g 8) *Lanzamiento del informe sobre la econom\u00eda de los ecosistemas y biodiversidad (TEEB) en la ciudad de curitiba<\/em>, ecoticias.com, 0p9-09-2010 (p\u00e1g 9)<\/a><\/p>\n

– \u00abTEEB Informe sobre la econom\u00eda de los ecosistemas y la biodiversidad para las empresas. Resumen ejecutivo 2010<\/em>\u00ab, Joshua Bishop (coordinador) – Uni\u00f3n Internacional para la Conservaci\u00f3n de la Naturaleza y sus Recursos, (octubre) 2010<\/a>.]]. \u201cEste informe es una clara muestra de la gran biodiversidad en la regi\u00f3n amaz\u00f3nica<\/em>\u201d, cita el informe las palabras del encargado del proyecto LIVING AMAZON INITIATIVE<\/em><\/a>, Francisco Ruiz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1238,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marina.swarpeca.es\/revista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1239"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marina.swarpeca.es\/revista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marina.swarpeca.es\/revista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marina.swarpeca.es\/revista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marina.swarpeca.es\/revista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1239"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/marina.swarpeca.es\/revista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3223,"href":"https:\/\/marina.swarpeca.es\/revista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1239\/revisions\/3223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marina.swarpeca.es\/revista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marina.swarpeca.es\/revista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marina.swarpeca.es\/revista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marina.swarpeca.es\/revista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}