A shared origin of various endemic species between Africa and the Amazon was discovered.

The entities involved

• Africa →

  continent

  • Ghana hosts a global conference on reparatory justice, debating colonial legacy and the government-backed repeal of the Code Noir.Mon 17:37
  • El Nino is causing global weather patterns to bring heat and dryness to various regions, testing global food output.Mon 16:37
• Amazon →

  river in South America

  • MapBiomas team tracks land cover and hydrological changes in the Amazon, noting El Nino causes droughts in parts of the region.Mon 03:05
  • Illegal gold mining operations are contaminating the river system in the Amazon.Mon 02:46

Related events

• Resource extraction threatens indigenous life in the Amazon basin.Jun 16
• The Amazon rainforest is located in South America.Thu 19:16
• Brazil is one of the nine countries considered part of the Amazonian region.Jul 30
• Researchers collaborate with the organization in the U.S. regarding the Amazon biome, which is situated within Peru.Aug 18