Howdy everyone! I am currently a student and I am looking to do some kind of internship or volunteering with research, or something along the lines of assisting with conservation and/or research in the Amazon rainforest. As I search up such opportunities, I almost exclusively find these pay to intern kind of programs. At first, I don't mind saving up to help do the work but as I researched I learned about voluntourism and the critiques against it. So are all of these internships just a waste of time? Or do any actually help? Are there opportunities that I don't have to be essentially a tourist or don't have to pay? Any and all suggestions and thoughts are welcome. Thank y'all for your time and I look forward to your help!

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I have been coming across this ad on fb. According to their website they want to buy off strategic pieces of land to be able to preserve it by satellite control. Seems like bs to me, I mean how is that even legal. However I would still like to know if anyone has any idea about this.

The governments and NGOs have failed to protect our biosphere. I'd like to start a movement to protect a specified area of the Amazon rainforest. To determine where to focus our energy, I'd like to crowdsource some input from the Reddit (and larger) community.

In particular I'd like help identifying a specific region (e.g. Yanomami reserve) that fits the following criteria:

1. Large enough to make global impact.
2. High priority ecosystem to preserve
3. Presence of local partners that desire sustainable development with a priority on forest preservation.
4. Local intelligence to inform efforts.

I care less about the governmental policies. Even under Lula, we're still seeing far too much destruction of the rainforest.

Please send in your suggestions. Based on results, I would like to start fundraising. We will need millions of dollars to establish an action plan and get boots on the ground.

We cannot expect governments or NGOs to do this work for us. Time to take the fate of the Earth into our own hands.

Best,

A.G.

My wife and I are searching for a honeymoon destination with pristine tropical rainforest to photograph and explore. We recently visited the Bolivian Amazon and we're looking for a similar off-the-beaten-path experience with mind-blowing diversity. Borneo and PNG both seem like great options with a lot of endemic species, but we're having a hard time deciding between them. Has anyone visited both and developed preferences?

i have a geography poster defending why we should save the amazon rainforest and i am halfway done. is there any key facts anyone could give me so i can get the highest mark? i am finding the poster really difficult. any help is apreciated!

After 4 hours on a boat driving down the river to our remote camp in the jungle, we spent 4 incredible days immersed in nature and everything it has to offer in Pampas and the Bolivian Amazon. We spotted pink dolphins, alligators, caymans, and even went on a 5-hour hunting trip searching for anacondas and jaguars! From making chocolate from raw cocoa beans to having frogs and bats in our bathroom, this truly was a raw and unforgettable experience in one of the world’s most biodiverse regions. 🌿.

So im looking for any audio material of a frog that I encountered years ago in the rainforest section between ecuador and colombia. Deep google and youtube searches have led me nowhere and im losing my mind over this 😅

The frog makes a very clear, medium pitched, loud "Whoop" call, with a couple seconds pause between each call. Supposedly the locals claim the frog is calling for rain (according to the guide at least).

Please free me, its been driving me crazy that I cant find anything!!

Report: Biden to Visit Amazon Rainforest in November

The Facts

• US Pres. Joe Biden is expected to visit the Amazon rainforest in November and meet his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, according to reports from news outlet Reuters.[1]
• Biden and Lula could meet on Nov. 16 or 17 in Manaus, the largest city in the Amazon, or Belém, at the mouth of the Amazon River, ahead of the G20 summit scheduled for Rio de Janeiro between Nov. 18 and 19.[1]
• Though the White House hasn't confirmed the report, US government officials have already visited Manaus and Belém to study conditions. If confirmed, this would mark the first formal state visit of a US president to Brazil since 2011.[1][2]
• The Brazilian Amazon has this year registered the highest number of fire hotspots between January and August since 2005. The total burned area — about 13.4M acres — is larger than the entirety of Denmark.[3]
• Most of the fires have allegedly been started illegally by loggers, miners, and farmers. However, Brazil's worst drought on record has reportedly exacerbated their effects.[4][5]
• In June, the US provided $47M to Brazil's internationally sourced Amazon Fund for rainforest protection. This marked the completion of its first $50M donation, which stemmed from a $500M pledge Biden made in April 2023.[6]

The Spin

Democratic narrative

With this potential visit to the Brazilian Amazon in his final days in office, Biden would be making a last push to save the rainforest and, consequently, the climate. Although more could have been done to put that issue in the spotlight in his tenure, consuming international crises and regional sensitivities largely restricted Biden to rhetorical efforts until now.

Republican narrative

Like every other globalist leader, Biden is now focusing on the Amazon rainforest and calling for radical action on the climate. While the Amazon is undoubtedly a natural wonder worth preserving, its preservation mustn't malign the interests of countries sharing ownership of the rainforest. After all, the Amazon is not the lungs of the world — this is pure disinformation.

I am a 26F who has always had a passion/interest in rainforests. Ever since I was a little girl, I have always said, I want to be a researcher in the amazon rainforest. Now here is the problem... I don't have a degree in biology/ecology or a degree in general for that matter. Not sure how to go about fulfilling my dream considering this. I know that I want to do a trial period of 3-6 months before signing up for anything longer term. I have a particular interest in snakes and reptiles. If you have any recommendations on types of research and/or where I could find opportunities, any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

https://groundtruth.app/data-fixers-the-scientific-method-of-investigative-journalism-in-brazil-2/

Just a quick question, couldn't find any information or was just missing it.

In the Amazon there are still people who live in and off the land just like forever ago.

Say someone from a city neighboring the forest a registered citizen of the country here's killed by a tribe member.... What happens? Does the state/country it's in do anything to the tribe or the person who did it?

Or so they just leave em alone BECAUSE they're tribal still and not having civilized ways?