Insect-borne diseases in the Amazon linked to land use and rural economies

How deforestation for smartphone minerals is fueling larger Ebola outbreaks

This article explores the link between deforestation in the Congo basin — driven by demand for minerals like cobalt and gold used in smartph

Global Health Report: Unhealthy Food Systems and Urban Spread of Chagas Disease in Latin America

The article discusses two major global health issues. First, it examines how the global food system is "rigged" against healthy eating, with

Medical exposure rapidly restructures gut microbiomes in remote Amazonian Indigenous communities

This study examines microbiome changes in remote Amazonian Indigenous communities (335 Amerindians across multiple villages) during the intr

How Gold Mining Fueled a Surge in Malaria in the Brazilian Amazon

Three decades of insect research in Costa Rica's Guanacaste Conservation Area revises global species estimates to 14-30 million

A study published in PNAS, based on over 30 years of bioinventory research at the Área de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG) in Costa Rica, propo

O papel das terras indígenas na conservação do Cerrado brasileiro

Artigo que analisa o papel fundamental dos povos indígenas no Cerrado brasileiro, argumentando que sua presença milenar não é uma força exte