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    Amazon Birder’s Bulletin
August 16, 2017

Peru ranks high (again) in Global Big Day 2017

Once again, Peruvian bird-watching teams (including our own) placed very well during the 2017 Global Big Day that took place on May 13, observing the second-highest number of birds in the world, with 1,338 total species overall. This was just shy of Colombia’s 1,486 bird species but still beat last year’s Peru record of 1,177.

    Amazon Birder’s Bulletin
August 16, 2017

Ornithologist Bob Ridgley raves about birding with Amazon Conservation

Recently, we hosted a distinguished American ornithologist at two of our birding lodges in southeastern Peru. Dr. Robert Ridgely, whose name is synonymous with South American ornithology, was impressed by the “extraordinary habitat” surrounding the lodges, calling the deeply forested transect from Wayqecha Birding Lodge, high in the Andes, down to Villa Carmen Birding Lodge […]

    Amazon Birder’s Bulletin
August 16, 2017

Upcoming birding festivals – will we see you there?

There are many incredible birding festivals taking place in the US every year, and we love meeting new faces every time we attend one! This year, in addition to the Space Coast Birding Festival that we attended in early January, we’ll be sharing the experience of birding with us in the Peruvian Amazon at two […]

    Amazon Birder’s Bulletin
August 16, 2017

A sneak peek at our Los Amigos Birding Lodge

In the 2015 Global Big Day, Los Amigos Birding Lodge registered the fifth highest number of bird species in the world (308) – and with good reason. Not only do we have sharp-eyed bird guides stationed there, but Los Amigos is adjacent to the Los Amigos Conservation Concession and just east of world-famous Manu National […]

    Put Science and Technology to Work MAAP Reports
August 9, 2017

MAAP #65: Deforestation Hotspots Of 2017 in The Peruvian Amazon

In an earlier report, MAAP #40, we highlighted the power of combining early warning GLAD* alerts with analysis of high-resolution satellite images (for example, from the company Planet), as part of a comprehensive near real-time deforestation monitoring system.   In the current report, we analyze the GLAD alerts for the first half of 2017 (through […]

    Put Science and Technology to Work MAAP Reports
July 17, 2017

MAAP #64: Good News Deforestation Stories (Peruvian Amazon)

  We admit that most MAAP stories are about the bad news of Amazon deforestation. But fortunately    there is good news as well. Here we highlight 5 good news stories from the Peruvian Amazon that show how near real-time monitoring may lead to halting deforestation from emerging threats, such as gold mining and large-scale agriculture […]

    Put Science and Technology to Work Story Maps
July 2, 2017

MAAP #63: Patterns of Deforestation in the Colombian Amazon

We are excited to present our initial analysis of the Colombian Amazon, a work that reflects an important collaboration with our colleagues at Amazon Conservation Team. It is also our first report in the more interactive “Story Map” format. This report has two objectives: 1) Illustrate the major deforestation hotspots in the Colombian Amazon between 2001 and 2015 […]

    Put Science and Technology to Work MAAP Reports
June 19, 2017

MAAP #62: Fire, Rain, And Deforestation in The Peruvian Amazon

In 2016, Peru experienced an intense forest fire season (MAAP #52, MAAP #53). A leading hypothesis was that intense drought facilitated the escape of agricultural burns. To investigate, this report analyzes the dynamic between fires and precipitation over the past 15 years, finding a strong temporal correlation (Image 62a). We also investigate the link between fires […]

    Put Science and Technology to Work MAAP Reports
June 6, 2017

MAAP #61: Illegal Gold Mining Decreases in Tambopata National Reserve

In the previous MAAP #60, we showed the rapidly increasing illegal gold mining deforestation in the buffer zone of Tambopata National Reserve. In contrast, here we show that the rate of illegal gold mining deforestation is decreasing within Tambopata National Reserve, due to the active interventions by the Peruvian Government. Tambopata is an important protected […]

    Put Science and Technology to Work MAAP Reports
May 24, 2017

MAAP #60: Gold Mining Increases in Buffer Zone Of Tambopata National Reserve

In the previous MAAP #50, we presented an analysis of the extent of gold mining deforestation in the southern Peruvian Amazon as of September 2016. Here, we partially update the data for the area within the buffer zone of Tambopata National Reserve.* We document the increase of 1,135 acres (460 hectares) of illegal mining deforestation during the last 8 […]

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